Where does “rorifère” come from?

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

rorifère (French): roriferous (producing or generating dew)

Definitions

  1. roriferous (producing or generating dew)

Ancestry of “rorifère”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrōriferwhich brings or spreads dew, dew-bringing
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 →