Where does “feroz” come from?

feroz (Portuguese) comes from Latin ferox, from Latin ferus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- — wild; wild animal.

feroz (Portuguese): fierce

Definitions

  1. fierce

Ancestry of “feroz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinferoxwild, bold, fierce; defiant, arrogant
2Latinferuswild, savage; uncivilized, uncultivated; untamed,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal

Words derived from “feroz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- →Every word from Latin ferus →Every word from Latin ferox →