Where does “mammifero” come from?

mammifero (Italian) comes from Italian mamma, from French maman, from Latin mamma, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

mammifero (Italian): mammal; mammalian

Definitions

  1. mammal; mammalian

Ancestry of “mammifero”, step by step

mammifero traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian mamma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmammamom/mum
2Frenchmamanmummy, mom, mum
3Latinmammaa breast; an udder; a pap; a teat, a dug
4Latinferōto bear; to carry
5Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via French mammifère

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmammifèremammal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Italic ferō →