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Where does “vociferance” come from?

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

vociferance (English): vociferation; noise; clamor

Definitions

  1. vociferation; noise; clamor

Ancestry of “vociferance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvōciferor—
2Latinvocifer—
3Latin-fer-bearing, -carrying, -bringing
4Latinferō—
5Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
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