Where does “melifer” come from?

melifer (Romanian) comes from French mellifère, from Latin mellifer, from Latin -fer, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

melifer (Romanian): melliferous

Definitions

  1. melliferous

Ancestry of “melifer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmellifèremelliferous
2Latinmelliferhoney-bearing, honey-producing, melliferous
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 →