English
transferware
From transfer + -ware.
Formed from transfer + -ware
Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear’
Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti ‘to be carrying’
Proto-Italic *ferō ‘to carry’
Latin ferō ‘to bear’
Latin trānsferō ‘to bear across’
English transfer
Today it means
noun A style of ceramics decorated by transfer printing.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “transferware”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / transferware