Etymology

-phore

Today it means: Bearer, carrier or conveyor. Full definition →

Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰérō
  4. Ancient Greekφέρω (phérō)
  5. English today-phore

From New Latin -phorus, from Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros, “bearing”), a derivative of φέρω (phérō, “to bear, to carry”). See phoresy.

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