Where does “freebirther” come from?
freebirther (English) comes from English freebirth, from English Free, from English faller, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.
freebirther (English): A woman who chooses to give birth without medical...
Definitions
- A woman who chooses to give birth without medical...
Ancestry of “freebirther”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | freebirth | A childbirth delivered without medical assistance... |
| 2 | English | Free | Unconstrained |
| 3 | English | faller | One who falls; A fruit that falls from the tree,... |
| 4 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 5 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 6 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 7 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |