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Where does “calorifère” come from?

calorifère (French) comes from French -fère, from Latin -fer, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

calorifère (French): heater, radiator

Definitions

  1. heater, radiator

Ancestry of “calorifère”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-fère-ferous, -iferous
2Latin-fer-bearing, -carrying, -bringing
3Latinferō—
4Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “calorifère”

  • calorifere
  • calorifero
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