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Where does “bulbifero” come from?

bulbifero (Italian) comes from Italian bulbo, from Latin bulbus, from Ancient Greek βολβός — bulb of various plants, especially onion; tassel...

bulbifero (Italian): bulbiferous

Definitions

  1. bulbiferous

Ancestry of “bulbifero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbulbobulb; ball, globe; light bulb, light globe
2Latinbulbusbulb
3Ancient Greekβολβόςbulb of various plants, especially onion; tassel...
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