-fer
1.
a combining form meaning “that which carries” the thing specified by the initial element, used in the formation of compound words:
aquifer; conifer; foraminifer.
Origin
<
Latin,
derivative of
ferre
to
bear
1
, in L generally forming adjectives; the corresponding E adjectives add
-ous
; see
-ferous
British Dictionary definitions for
-fer
-fer
combining form
1.
indicating a person or thing that bears something specified:
crucifer,
conifer
Word Origin
from Latin, from
ferre
to bear