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Where does “omniferous” come from?

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

omniferous (English): All-bearing; producing all kinds

Definitions

  1. All-bearing; producing all kinds

Ancestry of “omniferous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinomniferbearing everything
2Latin-fer-bearing, -carrying, -bringing
3Latinferō—
4Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
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