Etymology

ferocity

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Today it means: The condition of being ferocious. Full definition →

Middle French férocité ← Latin ferocitas
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  1. Latin · derived fromferocitas
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromférocité
  3. English todayferocity

Borrowed from Middle French férocité, from Latin ferocitas, from ferox (“fierce”), from ferus (“wild, savage, fierce”).

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