fer

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French word fer comes from Proto-Indo-European *gʰē-, Latin viriola, Spanish diphthong, and later Latin ferrum (Any tool made of iron. Iron. Sword.)

*gʰē- (Proto-Indo-European)

viriola (Latin)

diphthong (Spanish)

*ǵʰwer- (Proto-Indo-European)

virole (Old French)

ferum (Latin)

ferrum (Latin)

Any tool made of iron. Iron. Sword.

fers (Old French)

fer (Middle French)

(by extension) (iron) sword. Iron (metal).

fer (French)

(golf) iron. (in the plural, archaic) irons, fetters. Iron. Iron (appliance). Shoe (for horse); steel tip.

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