Where does “fertus” come from?

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

fertus (Latin): fertile, productive

Definitions

  1. fertile, productive

Ancestry of “fertus”, step by step

fertus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic fertos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicfertos—
2Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Latin ferveō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinferveōto be hot
2Proto-Italicferweō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “fertus”

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