Where does “carbonifer” come from?

carbonifer (Romanian) comes from French carbonifère, 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.

carbonifer (Romanian): carboniferous

Definitions

  1. carboniferous

Ancestry of “carbonifer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchcarbonifèreCarboniferous
2French-fère-ferous, -iferous
3Latin-fer-bearing, -carrying, -bringing
4Latinferōto bear; to carry
5Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Italic ferō →