Word part · Latin root
The Latin root fer
Means: carry, or bring.
At a glance
- Part
- fer
- Meaning
- carry, or bring
- Layer
- Latin: Prefixes, suffixes and roots behind many school and book words.
In these words the stress stays on fer, so adding -ence changes nothing: prefer, preference.
Example words
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- trans (prefix)+fer (root or base)→transfer
carry or move from one place to another
- pre (prefix)+fer (root or base)→prefer
put one thing before another; like it better
- pre (prefix)+fer (root or base)+ence (suffix)→preference
the thing you like better
- re (prefix)+fer (root or base)→refer
send someone back to a source; point to
- re (prefix)+fer (root or base)+ence (suffix)→reference
a book or source you go back to for facts
- con (prefix)+fer (root or base)+ence (suffix)→conference
a meeting where people come together to talk
- trans (prefix)+fer (root or base)+able (suffix)→transferable
can be moved to another person or place
- in (prefix)+fer (root or base)→infer
work out an idea from clues
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