carboniferous的词源

英文词源

Carboniferous (adj.)

1830 with reference the geological period, from a word formed in English in 1799 to mean "coal-bearing," from Latin carbo (genitive carbonis) "coal" (see carbon) + -ferous "producing, containing, bearing," from ferre "to bear" (see infer). The great coal beds of Europe were laid down during this period. As a stand-alone noun (short for Carboniferous Period) from 1940s.

中文词源

carboniferous：含碳的

carb, 碳，见carbon. -fer, 带来，见bring.

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：carboniferous 词源，carboniferous 含义。

carboniferous：含碳的，产碳的 

词根词缀： -carb-碳 + -on名词词尾,物质 + -i- + -fer-携带,拿取 + -ous形容词词尾