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

speculifer

speculifer (feminine speculifera, neuter speculiferum)

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectivehaving or bearing mirrors

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativein -er
speculifer
speculiferaspeculiferum
genitivespeculiferīspeculiferaespeculiferī
dativespeculiferōspeculiferaespeculiferō
accusativespeculiferumspeculiferamspeculiferum
ablativespeculiferōspeculiferāspeculiferō
vocativespeculiferspeculiferaspeculiferum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativespeculiferīspeculiferaespeculifera
genitivespeculiferōrumspeculiferārumspeculiferōrum
dativespeculiferīsspeculiferīsspeculiferīs
accusativespeculiferōsspeculiferāsspeculifera
ablativespeculiferīsspeculiferīsspeculiferīs
vocativespeculiferīspeculiferaespeculifera

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  3. Proto-Italic*spekjō
  4. Latinspeculifer

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 speculifer From speculum (“mirror”) + -fer (“bearing”).

Descendants
  • Englishspeculiferous

Quick answers

What does speculifer mean in Latin?
speculifer, a adjective, means “having or bearing mirrors”.
Where does speculifer come from?
Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- → Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti → Proto-Italic *spekjō → Latin speculifer.