Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰérō
- Ancient Greekφέρω (phérō)
- English-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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Dutch -foor
- -foorbearer or carrier of
French -phore
- -phorebearer or carrier of
Irish -fór
- -fórbearer or carrier of
Italian -foro
- -forobearer or carrier of
Polish -for
- -forbearer or carrier of
Portuguese -foro
- -forobearer or carrier of
Spanish -foro
- -forobearer or carrier of
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APA
-phore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-phore
MLA
“-phore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-phore. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-phore,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-phore.
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