Where does “fiere” come from?

fiere (Romanian) comes from Vulgar Latin *felem, from Latin fel, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

fiere (Romanian): bile, gall; venom, bitterness; sorrows, troubles

Definitions

  1. bile, gall; venom, bitterness; sorrows, troubles

Ancestry of “fiere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*felem—
2Latinfelgall bladder; gall, bile; poison
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Latin fel →Every word from Vulgar Latin *felem →