fer/lat

Carry or bear.

Spelled fer, lat · Latin ferre 'carry, bear'; lat- from latus, its past participle meaning 'carried'

Latin ferre meant carry: a fertile field bears crops, vociferous people raise their voices, and people confer by bringing ideas together.

Words built from it

deference — Respectful acceptance of another person's judgment or wishes.
Latin de- (down) + ferre (carry) → deferre (carry down; yield) → French déférence → deference
proliferate — Multiply or increase rapidly.
Latin proles (offspring) + ferre (bear) → prolifer (offspring-bearing) → proliferate
confer — Discuss something together; also, grant an honor or benefit.
Latin con- (together) + ferre (bring) → conferre (bring together; consult) → confer
translate — Express something in another language.
Latin trans- (across) + ferre (carry) → transferre, participle translatus → translate
refer — Direct someone to a source, or mention something.
Latin re- (back) + ferre (carry) → referre (carry back; report) → refer
fertile — Able to produce abundant crops, offspring, or ideas.
Latin ferre (bear) → fertilis (fruit-bearing; productive) → fertile
vociferous — Loud and forceful in expressing opinions or demands.
Latin voc- (voice) + ferre (carry) → vocifer (shouting) + English -ous → vociferous
relate — Tell an account or show a connection.
Latin re- (back) + ferre (carry) → referre, participle relatus (carried back; reported) → relate

ferocious — From Latin ferox, meaning fierce, related to ferus, meaning wild; it does not come from ferre, meaning carry.