English
fierasfer
Fierasfer comes from Latin fīlum ‘thread, string, filament, fiber’, from ferus ‘wild, savage, fierce, cruel’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰweh₁r-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰweh₁r-reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEferus‘wild, savage, fierce, cruel’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfīlum‘thread, string, filament, fiber’
- Old Provençalmodernfilat
- Provençalprehistoric (reconstructed)fielat-fèrreconstructed
- Englishtodayfierasfer
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰweh₁r-reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEferus‘wild, savage, fierce, cruel’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfīlum‘thread, string, filament, fiber’
- Old Provençalmodernfilat
- Provençalprehistoric (reconstructed)fielat-fèrreconstructed
- Englishtodayfierasfer
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰweh₁r-
through Latin ferus ‘wild, savage, fierce, cruel’
fierce, zebra, ferocity, 7 more
through Latin fīlum ‘thread, string, filament, fiber’
file, annihilation, filament, annihilate, fillet, nihilism, nihilist, nihil, 43 more
Today it means
noun Any of certain fishes of the genus Carapus.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰweh₁r- / fierasfer