carboniferous

adjective

bearing carbon

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌkɑːbəˈnɪfəɹəs/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon Latin -i-bor. English -i- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ōtsos or *-otsos Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English -ferous English carboniferous From carbon + -i- + -ferous.

Containing or producing carbon.

name

Etymology: From carboniferous (“producing carbon”), from carbon + -i- + -ferous.

The Carboniferous period.