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> I first looked up -ferous (to hand: Eric Partridge, Origins) and noticed the Latin root fer (ferent) is cognate to English 'bear'? Yes, we have fer ⟷ bear ju
by thaumasiotes 6mo ago
> I first looked up -ferous (to hand: Eric Partridge, Origins) and noticed the Latin root fer (ferent) is cognate to English 'bear'?
Yes, we have fer ⟷ bear just like we have frater ⟷ brother.
- FarmerPotato 6mo agothanks again. Watch out, those forests are ursusferous.