"-fer" meaning in English

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Suffix

IPA: /fə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /fɝ/ [General-American]
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”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:der|la:-fer<t:bearer>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰorós Proto-Italic *-foros Latin -ferder. English -fer [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "bearer", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "bearing", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "carrying", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "carry", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*bʰer-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "o-grade", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*bʰorós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-foros", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-fer", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-fer", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="-fer"> Derived from Latin -fer (“bearer”). Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=|id=}} -fer, {{en-suffix}} -fer
  1. Holder or bearer of something. Tags: morpheme Related terms: -ferous, -iferous
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