Where does “furios” come from?
furios (Romanian) comes from French furieux, from Old French furieus, from Latin furiōsus, from Latin furia, from Latin furō, from Latin fūr, from Proto-Italic fōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰṓr — to bear, carry.
furios (Romanian): furious
Definitions
- furious
Ancestry of “furios”, step by step
furios traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French furieux
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | furieux | furious |
| 2 | Old French | furieus | — |
| 3 | Latin | furiōsus | full of madness or rage, furious, raging |
| 4 | Latin | furia | rage, fury, frenzy |
| 5 | Latin | furō | to rave, rage, or seethe; to be crazed, mad, or frantic |
| 6 | Latin | fūr | a thief |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | fōr | thief |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰṓr | thief |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
via Romanian furie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | furie | wrath; fury |