Where does “poriferal” come from?

poriferal (English) comes from Translingual Porifera, from Translingual -fera, from Latin -fer, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

poriferal (English): Of or relating to the phylum Porifera of sponges

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the phylum Porifera of sponges

Ancestry of “poriferal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPoriferaphylum
2Translingual-feraBearing
3Latin-fer-bearing, -carrying, -bringing
4Latinferōto bear; to carry
5Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
7Proto-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 →