Etymology

metalliferous

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Today it means: Containing a metallic element. Often used to describe ores that are mined commercially. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← Latin ferō ← Proto-Italic *ferō
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  1. Ancient Greekμέταλλον (métallon)
  2. Latinmetallum
  3. Old Frenchmeta
  4. Middle Englishmetal
  5. Englishmetal
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  8. Proto-Italic*ferō
  9. Latinferō
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  12. English todaymetalliferous

From metal + -iferous.

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