Origin

from Latin, from ferre to bear

-fer

Word Origin

a combining form meaning “that which carries” the thing specified by the initial element, used in the formation of compound words:

aquifer; conifer; foraminifer.

Origin

< Latin, derivative of ferre to bear¹, in L generally forming adjectives; the corresponding E adjectives add -ous; see -ferous

Related Words

conifer
crucifer
Lucifer
thurifer
-ferous
antennifer

-fera noun suffix meaning 'bearing', 'producing', 'yielding', 'containing', 'conveying', with a corresponding adjective in -ferous, as conifer (a coniferous tree).

[Latin: bearing, from ferre bear]

-fer
noun combining form

ETYMOLOGY French & Latin; French -fère, from Latin -fer bearing, one that bears, from ferre to carry — more at bear

: one that bears
aquifer

-fer /fə/ suffix. Also (see below) -ifer.

ORIGIN: Latin = carrying, bearing, from ferre carry, bear.

Forming (usu. with intermediate -i-) nouns with the sense ‘a person or thing having, containing, or carrying’, as aquifer, crucifer, rotifer, etc.

-fer
\_fə(r)\ noun combining form
(-s)
Etymology: French & Latin; French -fère, from Latin -fer (n. & adjective comb. form), from ferre to bear, carry — more at bear
: one that bears
< aquifer >
< conifer >

词汇	-fer
词根词缀	AHD Collins Dictionary.com Macquarie MWCD SOED Webster -fer suff.（后缀） One that bears: 带有者： aquifer. 含水土层语源 Latin [bearer, bearing] 拉丁语 [带有，含有] from ferre [to carry] * see bher- ¹ 源自 ferre [带来] 参见 bher- ¹ -fer combining form in countable noun indicating a person or thing that bears something specified ⇒ crucifer ⇒ conifer Origin from Latin, from ferre* to bear -fer Word Origin 1 a combining form meaning “that which carries” the thing specified by the initial element, used in the formation of compound words: aquifer; conifer; foraminifer. Origin < Latin, derivative of ferre to bear¹, in L generally forming adjectives; the corresponding E adjectives add -ous; see -ferous Related Words conifer crucifer Lucifer thurifer -ferous antennifer -fera noun suffix meaning 'bearing', 'producing', 'yielding', 'containing', 'conveying', with a corresponding adjective in -ferous, as conifer (a coniferous tree). [Latin: bearing, from ferre bear] -fer noun combining form ETYMOLOGY French & Latin; French -fère, from Latin -fer bearing, one that bears, from ferre to carry — more at bear : one that bears aquifer -fer /fə/ suffix. Also (see below) -ifer. ORIGIN: Latin = carrying, bearing, from ferre carry, bear. Forming (usu. with intermediate -i-) nouns with the sense ‘a person or thing having, containing, or carrying’, as aquifer, crucifer, rotifer, etc. -fer \_fə(r)\ noun combining form (-s) Etymology: French & Latin; French -fère, from Latin -fer (n. & adjective comb. form), from ferre to bear, carry — more at bear : one that bears < aquifer > < conifer >
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