ferrier
French
noun
Definitions
- (historical) a farrier
- (historical) a blacksmith
- (historical) a small mound, heap, or hill composed of the remnants or by-products (slag/dross/scoria) of an ancient iron forge or bloomery, especially from the late Iron age and Gallo-Roman era in France
Etymology
Derived from Old French ferrier derived from Latin ferrārius (blacksmith, smith) suffix from French fer (iron).
Origin
French
fer
Gloss
iron
Concept
Semantic Field
Clothing and grooming
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
鉄
Emoji
🧇
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- farrier English
- ferrarius Latin
- ferrārius Latin
- ferraio Italian
- fer French
- fer-blanc French
- ferraille French
- ferret French
- ferreux French
- ferrique French
- xylofer French
- ferrier Old French
- ferrer Catalan, Valencian
- fierar Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- Ferrers Norman
- fer Middle French
- ferreiro Old Portuguese
- hirar Aromanian
- ferreru Asturian
- ferrero Old Spanish