Where does “ignifère” come from?

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

ignifère (French): igniferous, fire-bearing

Definitions

  1. igniferous, fire-bearing

Ancestry of “ignifère”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinigniferfiery; bearing fire
2Latin-fer-bearing, -carrying, -bringing
3Latinferōto bear; to carry
4Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Italic ferō →