Where does “dorsiparous” come from?

dorsiparous (English) comes from Latin parere, from Latin pareo, from Proto-Italic pāzēō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂s-, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

dorsiparous (English): dorsiferous

Definitions

  1. dorsiferous

Ancestry of “dorsiparous”, step by step

dorsiparous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin parere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpareresecond-person singular present passive...
2LatinpareoI appear, am visible, am apparent; I obey, submit...
3Proto-Italicpāzēōto appear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂s-watch, see; to feed, graze
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via English dorsum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdorsumThe back of the tongue, used for articulating...
2Latindorsumback, part of the body between the neck and...
3Proto-Italicdorsom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Italic pāzēō →