Etymology

furiosity

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Today it means: furiousness; fury Full definition →

Middle English furiosite ← Middle French furiosité ← Late Latin furiōsitās
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  1. Latin · derived fromfuriōsus
  2. Late Latin · derived fromfuriōsitās
  3. Middle French · derived fromfuriosité
  4. Middle English · inherited fromfuriosite
  5. English todayfuriosity

From Middle English furiosite, from Middle French furiosité or its etymon Late Latin furiōsitās, from Latin furiōsus + -itās.

Words from the same roots

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furious

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