Etymology

ensifer

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Today it means: A member of the genus Ensifer, of the bacteria family Rhizobiaceae. Full definition →

Latin ēnsifer
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromēnsifer“sword-bearing”
  2. English todayensifer

Borrowed from Latin ēnsifer (“sword-bearing”).

Words from the same roots

Latinēnsifer all →

ensiferan

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