Where does “pestiferus” come from?

pestiferus (Latin) comes from Latin pestifer, from Latin -fer, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

pestiferus (Latin): bearing plague

Definitions

  1. bearing plague

Ancestry of “pestiferus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpestiferpestilential; destructive, baleful, noxious,...
2Latin-fer-bearing, -carrying, -bringing
3Latinferōto bear; to carry
4Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “pestiferus”

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