Where does “metallifero” come from?

metallifero (Italian) comes from Latin metallifer, from Latin -fer, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

metallifero (Italian): metalliferous

Definitions

  1. metalliferous

Ancestry of “metallifero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmetalliferyielding or abounding in metal
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 →