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Where does “-gerous” come from?

-gerous (English) comes from Latin gerō, from Proto-Italic gezō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ǵ-es-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

-gerous (English): Bearing or producing

Definitions

  1. Bearing or producing

Ancestry of “-gerous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingerō—
2Proto-Italicgezōcarry, bear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ǵ-es-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “-gerous”

  • dentigerous
  • pedigerous
  • ovigerous
  • ascigerous
  • setigerous
  • crucigerous
  • piligerous
  • palpigerous
  • cornigerous
  • ramigerous
  • polypigerous
  • coralligerous
  • cotyligerous
  • pupigerous
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