Where does “mel·lífer” come from?

mel·lífer (Catalan) comes from Latin mellifer, from Latin -fer, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

mel·lífer (Catalan): melliferous

Definitions

  1. melliferous

Ancestry of “mel·lífer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmelliferhoney-bearing, honey-producing, melliferous
2Latin-fer-bearing, -carrying, -bringing
3Latinferōto bear; to carry
4Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Italic ferō →