English

ferriferous

From ferri- + -ferous.

Formed from ferri + ferous

Italian Ferri

English ferri

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰweh₁r-

Latin ferus ‘wild, savage, fierce, cruel’

English ferous

Today it means

adj Containing iron.

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Etymograph / ferriferous

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