Where does “vociferare” come from?
vociferare (Romanian) comes from Romanian vocifera, from French vociférer, from Latin vōciferor, from Latin vocifer, from Latin -fer, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti — shiny, light brown.
vociferare (Romanian): vociferation
Definitions
- vociferation
Ancestry of “vociferare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | vocifera | to vociferate |
| 2 | French | vociférer | to shout, scream, vociferate |
| 3 | Latin | vōciferor | to cry out, shout, scream, exclaim |
| 4 | Latin | vocifer | vociferous |
| 5 | Latin | -fer | -bearing, -carrying, -bringing |
| 6 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |