Etymology Explorer › Proto-Italic

Where does “feros” come from?

feros (Proto-Italic) comes from French ferreux, from French -eux, from French goitre, from Old French goitron, from Vulgar Latin gutturio, from Latin guttur, from Proto-Indo-European gut- — rounding, swelling; entrails, stomach; swelling,...

feros (Proto-Italic): wild, savage

Definitions

  1. wild, savage

Ancestry of “feros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchferreuxferrous
2French-eux-ous, -y
3Frenchgoitregoitre
4Old Frenchgoitronthroat; neck; goitre
5Vulgar Latingutturio—
6Latingutturthroat, neck, gullet; gluttony
7Proto-Indo-Europeangut-rounding, swelling; entrails, stomach; swelling,...

Words derived from “feros”

  • fierce
  • fiercely
  • ferocious
  • defiant
  • elated
  • defiantly
  • elation
  • fierceness
  • fiancee
  • feral
  • zebra
  • efferent
  • fiancé
  • ferociously
  • zebrafish
  • fiancée
  • elate
  • ferociousness
  • ferine
  • elatedly
  • elative
  • ferity
  • elater
  • ferous
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gut- →