Where does “cuprifer” come from?

cuprifer (Romanian) comes from French cuprifère, 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.

cuprifer (Romanian): cupriferous

Definitions

  1. cupriferous

Ancestry of “cuprifer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcuprifèrecupriferous
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
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