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What is the etymology of transfer?

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English word transfer comes from Latin fero, Latin latus (Side, flank Spacious, extensive. Wide, broad.), Latin trans (Across, beyond.), Latin ferre, Latin trans-.

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Lamman Dvorsky
Microbiologist
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Definition of transfer in the Fine Dictionary. Meaning of transfer with illustrations and photos. Pronunciation of transfer and its etymology. Related words - transfer

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DC Tourneaux
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Origin of transfer. ; Middle English transferren (v.)

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Chintan Rathi
MACHINE MOLDER
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Origin & history. From Latin trānsferō ("I bear across"). Pronunciation. (verb). (Brit. Eng.)

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Surender Gole
LIFT SLAB OPERATOR
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Transfer (v.) late 14c., from Old French transferer or directly from Latin transferre "bear across, carry over, bring through; transfer, copy, translate," from trans "across, beyond" (see trans-) + ferre "to carry" (from PIE root *bher- (1) "to carry").

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Kareena Dua
SUPERVISOR BOTTLE HOUSE CLEANERS
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Transfer definition is - to convey from one person, place, or situation to another : move, How to use transfer in a sentence. History and Etymology for transfer.

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Samit Jafrey
CORK PRESSING MACHINE OPERATOR
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Etymology — EtymologyEdit. From Latin trānsferō (“I bear across”). Pronunciation"English · Dutch · Serbo-Croatian

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Joykumar Shariff
Court Reporter/Verbatim Reporter