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
- fructiferous; fruitful
Ancestry of “fructifer”, step by step
fructifer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French fructifère
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | fructifère | fructiferous |
| 2 | French | -fère | -ferous, -iferous |
| 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 |
via Latin fer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | fer | first-person singular present active subjunctive... |