velifer etymology

Latin word velifer comes from Latin -fer (-bearing, -carrying, -bringing.), Latin velum (A cloth, curtain, veil, awning. The sail of a ship.)

Detailed word origin of velifer

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-fer Latin (lat) -bearing, -carrying, -bringing.
velum Latin (lat) A cloth, curtain, veil, awning. The sail of a ship.
velifer Latin (lat) (nautical) sail-bearing.

Words with the same origin as velifer

Descendants of -fer
aquilifer cupressifer dactylifer dulcifer fructifer glandulifer grandifer imbrifer letifer lucifer margaritifer mellifer nimbifer noctifer nucifer palmifer patellifer peltifer pinifer sacrifer signifer soporifer sudorifer vexillifer
Descendants of velum
advelo revelo vela velamen velandus velans velare velaris velatus veliger velo vexillum