Where does “signifer” come from?

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

signifer (Latin): sign-bearing, image-bearing; bearing the heavenly...

Definitions

  1. sign-bearing, image-bearing; bearing the heavenly...

Ancestry of “signifer”, step by step

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

Words derived from “signifer

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéretiEvery word from Proto-Italic ferō