Where does “ferrant” come from?
ferrant (Old French) comes from Old French fer, from Latin ferus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- — wild; wild animal.
ferrant (Old French): iron gray, usually referring to a horse
Definitions
- iron gray, usually referring to a horse
Ancestry of “ferrant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | fer | iron; sword; cruel; harsh |
| 2 | Latin | ferus | wild, savage; uncivilized, uncultivated; untamed,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwer- | wild; wild animal |