Where does “nubiferous” come from?

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

nubiferous (English): Bringing, or producing, clouds; cloudy

Definitions

  1. Bringing, or producing, clouds; cloudy

Ancestry of “nubiferous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnubifercloud-bearing, cloud-capped
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 →