-gerous

English

Etymology

From Latin gero (“I carry”) + English -ous; see jest.

Suffix

-gerous

  1. Bearing or producing.

Derived terms
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Further reading
  • -gerous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams
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