Morpheme
Fer(e) [Fere, Fer]
Type
free base
Denotation
wild, savage, fierce, cruel
Etymology
(1) Middle English fer; Old French fer; Latin ferum, from ferus; (2) Latin fera, from ferus; (3) Latin ferōx
Evidence
efferate, efferous, ferae, feral, ferality, feralization, feralize, ferally, feralness, ferals, fere, ferine, ferity, ferocious, ferociously, ferociousness, ferocity, ferous, ferox, hyperferal, nonferal, semiferal, superferal, superferocious, superferocity, unferocious
Notes
<Fer(e) + al(e)> “wild, fierce” <Fere + al(e)> “funereal” are homophones
