English Explanatory Dictionary

-fer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Holder or bearer of something.

Pronunciation

/fə/ /fɝ/

Word forms

-fer

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰorós Proto-Italic *-foros Latin -ferder. English -fer Derived from Latin -fer (“bearer”).

Related words

-ferous -iferous
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