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Where does “-fera” come from?

-fera (Translingual) comes from Latin -fer, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

-fera (Translingual): Bearing

Definitions

  1. Bearing

Ancestry of “-fera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-fer-bearing, -carrying, -bringing
2Latinferō—
3Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “-fera”

  • poriferan
  • loriciferan
  • poriferal
  • rotiferal
  • poriferic
  • Mangifera
  • Rotifera
  • Porifera
  • Loricifera
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