Latin word dactylifer comes from Latin -fer (-bearing, -carrying, -bringing.), Latin dactylus
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| -fer | Latin (lat) | -bearing, -carrying, -bringing. |
| dactylus | Latin (lat) | (New Latin) finger-like; fingered. (poetry) a dactyl (¯ ˘ ˘), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented; this came to be in an allusion to the three joints of the finger. A kind of grape. A precious stone. A sort of grass. A sort of muscle. The date. |
| dactylifer | Latin (lat) | (New Latin) bearing long dates or grapes, or fingerlike objects. |