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Where does “alloparental” come from?

alloparental (English) comes from English parental, from Middle French parental, from Latin parentalis, from Latin parēns, from Latin pariō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

alloparental (English): Of or pertaining to an alloparent

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to an alloparent

Ancestry of “alloparental”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishparentalof or relating to a parent; befitting a parent;...
2Middle Frenchparental—
3Latinparentalisparental
4Latinparēns—
5Latinpariō—
6Latin-iō—
7Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she
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