Where does “salutiferous” come from?

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

salutiferous (English): healthy or health-giving; conducive to safety or...

Definitions

  1. healthy or health-giving; conducive to safety or...

Ancestry of “salutiferous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsalutiferhealth-bringing, healing, salubrious
2Latin-fer-bearing, -carrying, -bringing
3Latinferōto bear; to carry
4Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “salutiferous”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Italic ferō →