Where does “grandparenthood” come from?
grandparenthood (English) comes from English grandparent, from English parent, from Middle French parent, from Old French parent, from Latin parēns, from Latin pariō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō — he, she.
grandparenthood (English): The state of being a grandparent
Definitions
- The state of being a grandparent
Ancestry of “grandparenthood”, step by step
grandparenthood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English grandparent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | grandparent | the parent of someone's parent; Synonym of... |
| 2 | English | parent | One of the two persons from whom one is... |
| 3 | Middle French | parent | parent |
| 4 | Old French | parent | parent |
| 5 | Latin | parēns | parent, mother, father |
| 6 | Latin | pariō | to bear, to give birth to |
| 7 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English hood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hood | A covering for the head attached to a larger... |
| 2 | Middle English | hode | Alternative form of hoden; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | English | odd | Differing from what is usual, ordinary or... |
| 4 | Middle English | odde | inflection of od: ## weak singular ## strong/weak... |
| 5 | Old Norse | oddi | odd, third or additional number; triangle |
| 6 | Old Norse | -i | th |
| 7 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |