Where does “foram” come from?
foram (Latin) comes from English foraminifer, from French foraminifère, from Latin -fer, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
Ancestry of “foram”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | foraminifer | Any of several large aquatic amoeboid protists,... |
| 2 | French | foraminifère | foraminifer |
| 3 | Latin | -fer | -bearing, -carrying, -bringing |
| 4 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |