Ferret Definition

Origin of Ferret

• Probably alteration of Italian fioretti floss silk pl. of fioretto diminutive of fiore flower from Latin flōs flōr- flower bhel-³ in Indo-European roots

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

• Middle English furet, ferret, from Anglo-Norman firet, furet, diminutive of Old French fuiron (“weasel, ferret”), from Late Latin furo (“cat; robber”), diminutive of Latin fur (“thief”).

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• Middle English furet, ferret from Old French furet from Vulgar Latin fūrittus diminutive of Latin fūr thief bher-¹ in Indo-European roots

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

• Italian fioretto

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