Where does “Porifera” come from?

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

Porifera (Translingual): phylum

Definitions

  1. phylum

Ancestry of “Porifera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingual-feraBearing
2Latin-fer-bearing, -carrying, -bringing
3Latinferōto bear; to carry
4Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “Porifera”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Italic ferō →