Where does “feral” come from?
feral (Spanish) comes from Late Latin feralis, from Proto-Italic fēzālis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
feral (Spanish): feral
Ancestry of “feral”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | feralis | of or belonging to the dead or to corpses,... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | fēzālis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéh₁s | god, godhead, deity; sacred place |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |