Furiousity
/ˌfjʊəriˈɒsɪti/noun
Excessive fury or violent anger; a rare and largely obsolete noun.
Did you know?Furiousity belongs to the linguistic family of Latin furor, the same root behind the Roman Furies—mythic spirits associated with vengeance and relentless rage.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European (possibly)
PIE
*dʰwer-
“A proposed root associated with raging or becoming mad; the deeper ancestry of Latin furere is uncertain.”
Classical Latin
Latin
furere
“To rage, be mad, or rave.”
Classical Latin
Latin
furor
“Fury, madness, violent passion, or inspired frenzy.”
Classical Latin
Latin
furiosus
“Furious, raging, mad, or violently passionate.”
16th–17th Century
English
furiousity
“Excessive fury or furious behavior; a rare noun formed from furious.”
Modern English
English
furiousity
“An archaic or rare term for extreme anger or vehemence.”