Latin

fūr

‘thief’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin fūr.

7 English words in this record descend from Latin fūr, most familiar first.

• fury
• ferret ← furet ← furet ← *furittum
• furtive ← *furtyve ← furtif ← fūrtīvus ← fūrtum
• furtively ← furtyvely ← furtif ← fūrtīvus ← fūrtum
• furuncle ← fūrunculus
• furacity ← fūrāx
• furacious ← fūrāx

Etymograph / Latin fūr