Where does “lucifer” come from?

lucifer (Dutch) comes from English lucifer, from Latin lucifer, from Latin -fer, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

lucifer (Dutch): match

Definitions

  1. match

Ancestry of “lucifer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishluciferA self-igniting match, ie. one which could be lit...
2Latinluciferlight-bringing
3Latin-fer-bearing, -carrying, -bringing
4Latinferōto bear; to carry
5Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
7Proto-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 →