Where does “referere” come from?

referere (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin referre, from Latin ferre, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

referere (Norwegian Bokmål): to refer

Definitions

  1. to refer

Ancestry of “referere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinreferrepresent active infinitive of referō; to refer
2Latinferrepresent active infinitive of ferō; bring; carry
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Latin ferre →Every word from Latin referre →