Where does “fletifer” come from?

fletifer (Latin) comes from Latin fletus, from Latin fleō, from Proto-Italic flēō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “fletifer”, step by step

fletifer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin fletus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfletusweeping, crying; tears; having been wept for
2Latinfleōto weep, cry
3Proto-Italicflēōweep, cry
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-to bleat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Latin ferre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinferrepresent active infinitive of ferō; bring; carry
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁- →