English
ferociousness
From ferocious + -ness.
A compound of ferocious + -ness
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwer- ‘wild’
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰweroh₃kʷs ‘having the appearance of a wild animal’
Proto-Italic *ferōks
Latin ferōx ‘wild, bold, savage, fierce’
English ferocious
Today it means
noun The quality of being ferocious.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / ferociousness