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Where does “biparentally” come from?

biparentally (English) comes from English biparental, from English parental, from Middle French parental, from Latin parentalis, from Latin parēns, from Latin pariō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō — he, she.

biparentally (English): In a biparental manner

Definitions

  1. In a biparental manner

Ancestry of “biparentally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbiparentalHaving two parents
2Englishparentalof or relating to a parent; befitting a parent;...
3Middle Frenchparental—
4Latinparentalisparental
5Latinparēns—
6Latinpariō—
7Latin-iō—
8Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she
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