-iferous en · X
Pronunciation
- /-ˈɪfəɹəs/
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin -i-bor. English -i- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English -ferous English -iferous From -i- + -ferous.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative, morpheme) Alternative form of -ferous.
alt of -ferous