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Where does “fructifer” come from?

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

fructifer (Latin): fructiferous; fruitful

Definitions

  1. fructiferous; fruitful

Ancestry of “fructifer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfructifère—
2French-fère-ferous, -iferous
3Latin-fer-bearing, -carrying, -bringing
4Latinferō—
5Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “fructifer”

  • fructífero
  • fructíferamente
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