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

palmifer

palmifer (feminine palmifera, neuter palmiferum)
Classical[ˈpaɫ.mɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈpal.mi.fer]

Meaning

  1. adjectivepalm-bearing, abounding in palm trees, palmiferous

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativein -er
palmifer		palmiferapalmiferum
genitivepalmiferīpalmiferaepalmiferī
dativepalmiferōpalmiferaepalmiferō
accusativepalmiferumpalmiferampalmiferum
ablativepalmiferōpalmiferāpalmiferō
vocativepalmiferpalmiferapalmiferum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepalmiferīpalmiferaepalmifera
genitivepalmiferōrumpalmiferārumpalmiferōrum
dativepalmiferīspalmiferīspalmiferīs
accusativepalmiferōspalmiferāspalmifera
ablativepalmiferīspalmiferīspalmiferīs
vocativepalmiferīpalmiferaepalmifera

palmĭfer, fĕra, fĕrum, adj. 1. palmafero,
I. palm-bearing, abounding in palms, palmiferous: Memphin palmiferamque Pharon, Ov. Am. 2, 13, 8: Thebae, Prop. 5, 5, 25: Idume, Sil. 3, 600; cf.: palmiferos Arabas, Ov. M. 10, 478.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pl̥h₂meh₂
  5. Proto-Italic*palamā
  6. Latinpalmifer

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 palmifer From palma (“palm tree; branch”) + -fer (“-carrying”).

In English words that came into English from palmifer

  • palmiferouspalmifer

Quick answers

What does palmifer mean in Latin?
palmifer, a adjective, means “palm-bearing, abounding in palm trees, palmiferous”.
How do you pronounce palmifer?
In classical Latin, [ˈpaɫ.mɪ.fɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpal.mi.fer].
Where does palmifer come from?
Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? → Proto-Indo-European *pel-? → Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂ → Proto-Italic *palamā → Latin palmifer.