Etymology:
Meaning and Origin:
The word "ferocious" means extremely violent or aggressive. It originally described wild animals, but has come to be used figuratively to describe people or things that display intense anger or brutality.
The Latin term ferox is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root _*bʰerǵʰ-*, which means "to be strong." This root is also found in other Indo-European languages, such as Sanskrit and Old Irish.
In medieval Latin, ferox was used to describe both animals and people who were wild and dangerous. By the 16th century, the word had entered English, where it has been used to describe a wide range of violent or aggressive behaviors.
Examples of Usage:
Etymology Baluch بلوچ a region in southwestern Pakistan where the first fossil
Etymology Latin ferus wild untamed Meaning and Origin The word feral describe
Etymology French férin wild beastlike Latin ferinus of or belonging to a wild be
Etymology Latin ferox wild fierce savage Proto Indo European _ bʰerǵʰ to be
Etymology Late Latin ferocitas ferōcitās fierceness wildness Latin ferōx f
Etymology Fierce ultimately comes from the Latin word ferus meaning wild or savage
Etymology The word ther has several possible etymologies Greek ther θήρ mea
Etymology The term Theropoda is derived from the Greek words thero θήρ meani
Etymology The word treacle has origins in several languages Middle English treacl
Etymology Greek amblys blunt dull ops eye Meaning Amblyopia is a condition
Etymology From Middle English antique anglicized loan word from Old French antique an
Etymology Old English antelre related to horn and ultimately from the Proto Indo E
Etymology of Atrocity The word atrocity stems from the Latin term atrox meaning cr
Etymology The term autopsy is derived from the Greek words autos self and opsis
Etymology From French binocle pair of eyeglasses from bi two ocle eyeglass
Etymology The word binocular is derived from the Latin words bini meaning two and
Etymology Greek bios life opsis view Meaning A medical procedure involvi
Etymology The word catoptric originates from the Greek words kata down and optikos
Etymology The word cyclops is derived from the Greek words kýklos κύκλος me
Etymology The word daisy is derived from the Old English word dægesege which is be
Etymology The word enoptomancy comes from the Greek words ἔνοπτρον enoptr
Etymology Middle English eyelet from Old French oillet diminutive of oeil eye Me
Etymology Late Latin ferocitas ferōcitās fierceness wildness Latin ferōx f
Etymology Hyperopia comes from the Greek words hyper over excessive opia eye
Etymology The word inoculate comes from the Latin word inoculare which means to gra
Etymology Middle English enveiglen from Old French enveigler ultimately from Latin
Etymology The word monocle is derived from the Greek word monos meaning one or si
Etymology The word monocular originates from the Greek word monos μονός meani
Myopia Etymology Meaning and Origin Myopia also known as nearsightedness is a common
Etymology Necro Greek dead or corpse psy Greek observation or examinatio
Etymology The word ocular originates from the Latin word oculus meaning eye It en
Etymology The word oculist is derived from the Latin word oculus meaning eye The su
Etymology The word oculus comes from the Latin word for eye Meaning and Origin Me
Etymology French from Middle French oeillade from Old French oillade from Vulgar Lat
Etymology The word ophthalmo comes from the Greek word ὀφθαλμός ophthalmos
Etymology The word optic is derived from the Greek word optikos which means relati
Etymology The word optician comes from the Greek word optikos meaning relating to
Optics Etymology The word optics is derived from the Greek word ὀπτική optik
Etymology and Meaning Optometry Derived from the Greek words οπτός optos mea
Etymology The word panoptic is derived from two Greek roots Pan πάν meanin
Etymology Peloponnesus is derived from two Greek words Pelops A legendary king of th
Etymology The word pinochle is derived from the French word pinochle which itself
Etymology Greek presbys πρέσβυς old elderly Greek ops ὤψ eye Meani
Etymology From Latin prosopōpœia from Greek prosopōpoíēsis personification pr
Etymology Greek synoptikos meaning general view Derived from syn together and
Etymology The term triceratops is derived from three Greek words tri τρι thr
Etymology The word ullage comes from the Middle English word ullage which in turn c
Etymology Wall eyed is a compound word derived from two Old English terms Wealh
Etymology Old English windōge from Proto Germanic windaugaz derived from wi
Etymology Fierce ultimately comes from the Latin word ferus meaning wild or savage
Etymology The word furious comes from the Old French word furieux which in turn com
Etymology The word orca is derived from the Latin word orca which in turn is derived
Etymology The word mandrill is derived from the Portuguese word mandril Meaning
Etymology Middle English baite from Anglo Norman bait diminutive of Old Norse beita
Etymology The word enemy comes from the Old French word ennemi which in turn is der
Etymology and Origin The word snap has various etymological roots Proto Indo Europe
Etymology Latin educare e out ducere to lead Meaning To lead out
Etymology The word moon originates from the Old English word mōna which in turn co
Etymology Etymology is the study of the origin and history of words It involves tracing
