atrox
Latin
adj
Definitions
- fierce, savage, bloody
- heinous, cruel, severe
- terrible, frightening, dreadful
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₁tro-h₃kʷs (having the appearance of fire).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂eh₁tro-h₃kʷs
Gloss
having the appearance of fire
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- atrōx Latin
- atroce French
- atrocement French
- *h₂eh₁tro-h₃kʷs Proto-Indo-European
- áith Irish
- áitheadóir Irish
- atroce Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- áith Old Irish
- ʾthš Middle Persian
- *ātr- Proto-Iranian
- 𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭𐬱 Avestan