Where does “fumiferous” come from?

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

fumiferous (English): Producing smoke

Definitions

  1. Producing smoke

Ancestry of “fumiferous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfumifersmoke-bearing
2Latin-fer-bearing, -carrying, -bringing
3Latinferōto bear; to carry
4Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
6Proto-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 →