Where does “sebiferous” come from?

sebiferous (English) comes from Latin sēbum, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

sebiferous (English): Producing vegetable tallow; Producing fat;...

Definitions

  1. Producing vegetable tallow; Producing fat;...

Ancestry of “sebiferous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsēbumtallow, grease
2Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb- →Every word from Latin sēbum →