Where does “legiferare” come from?

legiferare (Italian) comes from French légiférer, from Latin legifer, from Latin -fer, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

legiferare (Italian): to legislate; to pass laws

Definitions

  1. to legislate; to pass laws

Ancestry of “legiferare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlégiférerto legislate
2Latinlegiferlaw-giving
3Latin-fer-bearing, -carrying, -bringing
4Latinferōto bear; to carry
5Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
7Proto-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 →