Where does “gemmiparous” come from?

gemmiparous (English) comes from English parous, from Latin pariō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

gemmiparous (English): That reproduces by means of buds

Definitions

  1. That reproduces by means of buds

Ancestry of “gemmiparous”, step by step

gemmiparous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English parous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishparousHaving given birth
2Latinpariōto bear, to give birth to
3Latin-iō—
4Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

via English Gemma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGemmaA bright binary star in the constellation Corona Borealis; Alpha (α) Coronae Borealis
2ItalianGemmabud
3LatingemmaA bud or eye of a plant; A gem, gemstone, jewel,...

Words derived from “gemmiparous”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Latin -iō →