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Where does “salutiferously” come from?

salutiferously (English) comes from English salutiferous, 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.

salutiferously (English): In a salutiferous or healthy manner

Definitions

  1. In a salutiferous or healthy manner

Ancestry of “salutiferously”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsalutiferoushealthy or health-giving; conducive to safety or...
2Latinsalutiferhealth-bringing, healing, salubrious
3Latin-fer-bearing, -carrying, -bringing
4Latinferō—
5Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
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