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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

  1. iron gray, usually referring to a horse

Ancestry of “ferrant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchferiron; sword; cruel; harsh
2Latinferuswild, savage; uncivilized, uncultivated; untamed,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal
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