LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

mellifer

mellifer (feminine mellifera, neuter melliferum)
Classical[ˈmɛl.lɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɛl.li.fer]

Meaning

  1. adjectivehoney-bearing, honey-producing, melliferous

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativein -er
mellifer		melliferamelliferum
genitivemelliferīmelliferaemelliferī
dativemelliferōmelliferaemelliferō
accusativemelliferummelliferammelliferum
ablativemelliferōmelliferāmelliferō
vocativemellifermelliferamelliferum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemelliferīmelliferaemellifera
genitivemelliferōrummelliferārummelliferōrum
dativemelliferīsmelliferīsmelliferīs
accusativemelliferōsmelliferāsmellifera
ablativemelliferīsmelliferīsmelliferīs
vocativemelliferīmelliferaemellifera

mellĭfer, fĕra, fĕrum, adj. mel-fero,
I. honey-bearing, honey-producing, melliferous (pcet.): apes, Ov. M. 15, 383: exercitus, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 127.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mélit
  2. Proto-Italic*meli
  3. Latinmellifer

Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰorós Proto-Italic *-foros Latin -fer Latin mellifer From mel (“honey”) + -fer (“-carrying”).

Descendants
  • Catalanmel·lífer
  • Englishmelliferous

In English words that came into English from mellifer

  • melliferousmellifer

Quick answers

What does mellifer mean in Latin?
mellifer, a adjective, means “honey-bearing, honey-producing, melliferous”.
How do you pronounce mellifer?
In classical Latin, [ˈmɛl.lɪ.fɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmɛl.li.fer].
Where does mellifer come from?
Proto-Indo-European *mélit → Proto-Italic *meli → Latin mellifer.