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CHILD / LATER FORM / attestedLatin · Latin antiquity · carry propose

ferre

to bear, carry, bring, report, or propose

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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / reconstructedProto-Indo-European · Proto-Indo-European prehistory · carry bear

*bher-

to carry or bear

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SOUND CHANGE

Latin ferre continues the Indo-European *bher- carrying family through inherited Italic phonology and an irregular paradigm.

SEMANTIC CHANGE

The core carrying and bearing sense remains stable while Latin adds proposing, reporting, and enduring extensions.

CHRONOLOGY

No separate chronology note is attached beyond the endpoint date ranges.

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American Heritage Indo-European Roots · Latin lexicography

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established — The lexical comparison is strong; the exact prehistoric inflectional history is not compressed into one rule.

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American Heritage Dictionary Indo-European Roots AppendixRoot bher-1, Latin ferre

Lists Latin ferre as a descendant of the carry/bear root.

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Logeion: ferō / ferreferō / ferre lexical entry

Documents the Latin carrying semantic field and comparative notes.

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