derived from the Latin word
caducifer (staff-bearer, i.e. Mercury)
derived from the Latin word
caduceus (herald's staff carried as token of peace, truce; wand of Mercury)
derived from the Doric Greek word
karukeionderived from the Doric Greek word
karuxderived from the Greek word
kerukeion, κηρύκειον
using the Latin suffix
-fer