Where does “ferté” come from?
ferté (Old French) comes from Latin ferus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- — wild; wild animal.
ferté (Old French): violence; force
Ancestry of “ferté”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ferus | wild, savage; uncivilized, uncultivated; untamed,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwer- | wild; wild animal |