English
hederiferous
Hederiferous comes from New Latin hederifer ‘hederiferous, bearing ivy’, and goes back to Latin hedera.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhedera‘ivy’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900hederifer‘hederiferous, bearing ivy’
- Englishtodayhederiferous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhedera‘ivy’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900hederifer‘hederiferous, bearing ivy’
- Englishtodayhederiferous
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- ‘to seize, grasp, take’
yet, guess, prison, surprise, prize, comprehensive, prey, apprentice, comprehend, predator, comprise, comprehension, apprehension, apprehensive, apprehend, reprehensible, predation, reprieve, impregnable, impresario, beget, prehensile, 31 more
Today it means
adj Producing or bearing ivy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin hedera / hederiferous