myEtymology.com: English etymology of conifer

Etymology of the English word conifer

the English word conifer

derived from the Classical Latin word conifer (coniferous, cone-bearing; bearing fruit of a conical form)

derived from the Classical Latin word conus (cone; cone, conical figure, shape)

derived from the Greek word konos, κῶνος

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ko-

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kō-

using the Latin suffix -fer

using the Latin suffix -fère

The earliest known usage of conifer in English dates from the 19th century.

Word found in Modern English