Where does “signifero” come from?

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

signifero (Italian): standard-bearer (in Ancient Rome)

Definitions

standard-bearer (in Ancient Rome)

Ancestry of “signifero”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	signifer	sign-bearing, image-bearing; bearing the heavenly...
2	Latin	-fer	-bearing, -carrying, -bringing
3	Latin	ferō	to bear; to carry
4	Proto-Italic	ferō	carry, bear
5	Proto-Indo-European	bʰéreti	to be carrying
6	Proto-Indo-European	bʰēr-	shiny, light brown

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