Etymology

viverra

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Today it means: An animal of the genus Viverra; a civet. Full definition →

Latin vīverra
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromvīverra“ferret”
  2. English todayviverra

Borrowed from Latin vīverra (“ferret”).

Words from the same roots

Latinvīverra all →

viverridviverrine

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