patellifer etymology

Latin word patellifer comes from Latin -fer (-bearing, -carrying, -bringing.), Latin patella

Detailed word origin of patellifer

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-fer Latin (lat) -bearing, -carrying, -bringing.
patella Latin (lat) A disease of the olive tree. A small or shallow pan or dish. The kneecap, patella.
patellifer Latin (lat) (New Latin) producing plates.

Words with the same origin as patellifer

Descendants of -fer
aquilifer cupressifer dactylifer dulcifer fructifer glandulifer grandifer imbrifer letifer lucifer margaritifer mellifer nimbifer noctifer nucifer palmifer peltifer pinifer sacrifer signifer soporifer sudorifer velifer vexillifer
Descendants of patella
patellula patelluliformis