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Where does “ǵʰwéros” come from?

ǵʰwéros (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- — wild; wild animal.

Ancestry of “ǵʰwéros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal

Words derived from “ǵʰwéros”

  • fierce
  • fiercely
  • ferocious
  • defiant
  • elated
  • defiantly
  • elation
  • fierceness
  • fiancee
  • feral
  • zebra
  • efferent
  • fiancé
  • ferociously
  • zebrafish
  • fiancée
  • elate
  • ferociousness
  • ferine
  • elatedly
  • elative
  • ferity
  • elater
  • ferous
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