Where does “frugiferous” come from?

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

frugiferous (English): bearing fruit

Definitions

bearing fruit

Ancestry of “frugiferous”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	frugifer	fructiferous; fruitful, fertile
2	Latin	-fer	-bearing, -carrying, -bringing
3	Latin	ferō	to bear; to carry
4	Proto-Italic	ferō	carry, bear
5	Proto-Indo-European	bʰéreti	to be carrying
6	Proto-Indo-European	bʰēr-	shiny, light brown

Words derived from “frugiferous”

infrugiferous

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