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Where does “fructífero” come from?

fructífero (Spanish) comes from Latin fructifer, from French fructifère, 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.

fructífero (Spanish): fructiferous; frugiferous; fruitful; prosperous

Definitions

  1. fructiferous; frugiferous; fruitful; prosperous

Ancestry of “fructífero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfructiferfructiferous; fruitful
2Frenchfructifère—
3French-fère-ferous, -iferous
4Latin-fer-bearing, -carrying, -bringing
5Latinferō—
6Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “fructífero”

  • fructíferamente
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