Furry
/ˈfɜːri/noun
Covered with fur or a fur-like coating; also, having a soft, hairy texture.
Did you know?Furry shares deep ancestry with Latin pilus (“hair”) through the same Proto-Indo-European root *pel-/*pelh₂- meaning “to cover, skin, hide,” a root family that also fed words for fur, pelt, and pile.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pel- / *pelh₂-
“to cover, skin, hide”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*furhô / *furrō
“fur, hair, fleece”
Old English
OE
furh
“fur, fleece, hair”
Middle English
ME
furry
“covered with fur; hairy”
Modern English
English
furry
“covered with fur or a fur-like coating”