Where does “columbiferous” come from?
columbiferous (English) comes from English columbium, from English -ium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
columbiferous (English): That contains or yields columbium
Definitions
- That contains or yields columbium
Ancestry of “columbiferous”, step by step
columbiferous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English columbium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | columbium | niobium |
| 2 | English | -ium | 1997, Bryan Pfaffenberger, "Official Microsoft... |
| 3 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |
via English ferous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | ferous | wild; savage |
| 2 | Latin | ferus | wild, savage; uncivilized, uncultivated; untamed,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwer- | wild; wild animal |