peltifer etymology

Latin word peltifer comes from Latin -fer (-bearing, -carrying, -bringing.), Latin pelta (A small crescent-shaped shield of Thracian design.)

Detailed word origin of peltifer

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-fer Latin (lat) -bearing, -carrying, -bringing.
pelta Latin (lat) A small crescent-shaped shield of Thracian design.
peltifer Latin (lat) Armed with a pelta; shield-bearing.

Words with the same origin as peltifer

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