Where does “buxifer” come from?

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

buxifer (Latin): bearing box trees or boxwood

Definitions

  1. bearing box trees or boxwood

Ancestry of “buxifer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-fer-bearing, -carrying, -bringing
2Latinferōto bear; to carry
3Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
5Proto-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 →