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Where does “feroz” come from?

feroz (Spanish) comes from Latin ferox, from Latin ferus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- — wild; wild animal.

feroz (Spanish): fierce, ferocious, wild

Definitions

  1. fierce, ferocious, wild

Ancestry of “feroz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinferoxwild, bold, fierce; defiant, arrogant
2Latinferuswild, savage; uncivilized, uncultivated; untamed,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal
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