Where does “fererco” come from?

fererco (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto fero, from Latin ferrum, from Cornish -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.

fererco (Esperanto): iron ore

Definitions

  1. iron ore

Ancestry of “fererco”, step by step

fererco traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto fero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoferothe chemical element iron
2Latinferrumiron; any tool made of iron; fight, clash
3Cornish-erForms masculine agent nouns
4English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
5Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
6Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
7Latin-ārefirst conjugation
8Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
9Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
12Chichewaiyehe, she

via Esperanto erco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoercoore
2GermanErzore
3Middle High Germanarze
4Old High Germanaruzzi
5Proto-Germanicarutsore
6Proto-Germanicarud-
7Sumerian?copper
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti