[1755–65; stamini- + -ferous]This word is first recorded in the period 1755–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: affiliate, avalanche, buckeye, keynote, outfit-ferous is a combining form meaning “bearing,” “producing,” “yielding,” “containing,” “conveying,”used in the formation of compound words. Other words that use the affix -ferous include: coniferous, pestiferous