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Where does “-ifer” come from?

-ifer (Latin) comes from Latin fero, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

-ifer (Latin): bearing

Definitions

  1. bearing

Ancestry of “-ifer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinferoI bear, carry; I support, hold up; I endure
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “-ifer”

  • foraminiferal
  • foraminifer
  • foraminiferan
  • foraminiferology
  • foraminiferological
  • foraminiferologist
  • nestifar
  • -ifar
  • pacifar
  • lakrimifar
  • florifar
  • sangifar
  • burjonifar
  • jermifar
  • fruktifar
  • sudorifar
  • trezorifar
  • esamifar
  • frayifar
  • spumifar
  • sprosifar
  • fekifar
  • pusifar
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