An archaic or alternative spelling of 'fertile,' meaning capable of producing abundant crops, offspring, or ideas.
From Latin fertilis, from ferre (to bear/carry). The 'fertil' spelling is an older form before standardization, found in Middle English and early modern texts.
The word 'fertile' comes from the same Latin root as 'prefer,' 'refer,' and 'transfer'—they all mean 'to carry,' but fertile literally means 'bearing' or 'carrying forth' crops and life.
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