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

feros traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French ferreux

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,...

via Proto-Indo-European dʰer-o-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-o-tight, close by
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “feros

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gut-Every word from French -euxEvery word from Latin guttur
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