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Where does “hypoferric” come from?

hypoferric (English) comes from English ferric, from Latin ferricus, from Latin ferrum, from Cornish -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre — he, she.

hypoferric (English): deficient in iron

Definitions

  1. deficient in iron

Ancestry of “hypoferric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishferricPertaining to, derived from, or containing iron;...
2Latinferricus—
3Latinferrumiron; any tool made of iron; fight, clash
4Cornish-er—
5English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
6Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
7Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
8Latin-āre—
9Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
10Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
11Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
13Chichewaiyehe, she
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