Where does “pestiferously” come from?
pestiferously (English) comes from English pestiferous, from Latin pestiferus, from Latin pestifer, from Latin -fer, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
pestiferously (English): In a pestiferous manner
Definitions
- In a pestiferous manner
Ancestry of “pestiferously”, step by step
pestiferously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pestiferous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pestiferous | containing organisms that cause contagious... |
| 2 | Latin | pestiferus | bearing plague |
| 3 | Latin | pestifer | pestilential; destructive, baleful, noxious,... |
| 4 | Latin | -fer | -bearing, -carrying, -bringing |
| 5 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |