Etymology

mammifer

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Today it means: mammal. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *bʰorós ← Latin mamma
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The story

  1. Latinmamma
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰorós
  4. English todaymammifer

From Latin mamma (“breast”) + English -fer.

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