lucifer etymology

Latin word lucifer comes from Latin lucem, Latin -fer (-bearing, -carrying, -bringing.), Latin -i-

Detailed word origin of lucifer

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
lucem Latin (lat)
-fer Latin (lat) -bearing, -carrying, -bringing.
-i- Latin (lat) Connecting vowel inserted between a stem and a suffix in compound words.
lucifer Latin (lat) Light-bringing Bringer of light. Morning star, daystar, planet Venus.

Words with the same origin as lucifer

Descendants of lucem
Lucipor Lucius diluculum elucido elucus lanterna lucere lucerna luciditas lucidus lucificus lucis lucubratio lucubratiuncula lucubratus lucubro luculentus lux
Descendants of -fer
aquilifer cupressifer dactylifer dulcifer fructifer glandulifer grandifer imbrifer letifer margaritifer mellifer nimbifer noctifer nucifer palmifer patellifer peltifer pinifer sacrifer signifer soporifer sudorifer velifer vexillifer
Descendants of -i-
-ificium -ifico -ificus aliger armifer armipotens armisonus arundifer bacifer beatificus celsitudo damnificus fluentisonus foedifragus laurifer luctificus magnificus monticulus salvificus sensificus undisonus uxoricidium Āligeri