Where does “fissiparously” come from?
fissiparously (English) comes from English fissiparous, from Latin fissiparus, from Latin fissus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰidtós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.
fissiparously (English): In a fissiparous manner
Definitions
- In a fissiparous manner
Ancestry of “fissiparously”, step by step
fissiparously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fissiparous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fissiparous | Factious, tending to break into pieces; Causing... |
| 2 | Latin | fissiparus | — |
| 3 | Latin | fissus | split, cloven |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰidtós | split, cloven |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |