Where does “cruciferous” come from?

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

cruciferous (English): Of or relating to the crucifer plants or products...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the crucifer plants or products...

Ancestry of “cruciferous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrucifer"the" cross-bearer, that is Jēsūs Chrīstus
2Latin-fer-bearing, -carrying, -bringing
3Latinferōto bear; to carry
4Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “cruciferous”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Italic ferō →