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Where does “vociferare” come from?

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

vociferare (Italian): To be rumoured; To clamour, shout or vociferate

Definitions

  1. To be rumoured; To clamour, shout or vociferate

Ancestry of “vociferare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvōciferor—
2Latinvocifer—
3Latin-fer-bearing, -carrying, -bringing
4Latinferō—
5Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “vociferare”

  • vociferatore
  • vociferate
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