English

rageous

From rage + -ous.

Formed from rage + -ous

Latin rabiō ‘to be mad, rave’

Latin rabiēs ‘anger, fury’

Late Latin rabia ‘Late Latin form of rabiēs (“rage”)’

Anglo-Norman rage

Middle English rage

English rage

Today it means

adj fierce; violent

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.