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Where does “φέρω” come from?

φέρω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

φέρω (Ancient Greek): I bring, bear, carry

Definitions

  1. I bring, bear, carry

Ancestry of “φέρω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicpʰérōto bear
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “φέρω”

  • Christopher
  • metaphor
  • peripheral
  • phosphate
  • periphery
  • phosphorus
  • varnish
  • electrophoresis
  • phosphatase
  • Phosphorus
  • metaphoric
  • Bernice
  • oesophagus
  • pheromone
  • Berenice
  • triphosphate
  • phosphorous
  • peripherally
  • monophosphate
  • diphosphate
  • chromophore
  • fluorophore
  • superphosphate
  • phosphatidylinositol
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