Etymology

ferro-

Today it means: ferrous Full definition →

Latin ferrum ← Old Latin *fersom
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  1. Old Latin*fersom
  2. Latinferrum
  3. English todayferro-

Latin ferrum (“iron”).

Words from the same roots

Latinferrum all →

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