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atrox.

fierce, savage, bloody

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈa.troːks]Classical-Latin[ˈaː.troks]
  1. fierce, savage, bloody

    declension-3 · one-termination
  2. heinous, cruel, severe

    declension-3 · one-termination
  3. terrible, frightening, dreadful

    declension-3 · one-termination
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂h₁tro-h₃kʷs (“having the appearance of fire”), from *h₂eh₁tro-, thematicized form of *h₂eh₁ter- (“fire”) (whence āter), + *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”) (whence oculus). The first root also gives the cognates Avestan 𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭𐬱 (ātarš, “fire”), Umbrian 𐌀𐌈𐌓𐌖 (aθru), Oscan 𐌀𐌀𐌃𐌝𐌓𐌉𐌉𐌔 (aadíriis), Irish áith (“kiln”).

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