Where does “fosilifer” come from?

fosilifer (Romanian) comes from French fossilifère, 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.

fosilifer (Romanian): fossiliferous

Definitions

  1. fossiliferous

Ancestry of “fosilifer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfossilifèrefossiliferous
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 →
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