The story
- Latin · derived fromdulcis“sweet”
- Latin · derived fromdulcifer“containing sweetness”
- English todaydulciferous
From Latin dulcifer (“containing sweetness”), from Latin dulcis (“sweet”). Equivalent to dulce + -i- + -ferous.
Words from the same roots
Latindulcis all →
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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.