Where does “larviparous” come from?

larviparous (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.

larviparous (English): Depositing living larvae, instead of eggs; said...

Definitions

  1. Depositing living larvae, instead of eggs; said...

Ancestry of “larviparous”, step by step

larviparous 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 larva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlarvaAn early stage of growth for some insects and...
2Latinlarvaghost, haunt, evil spirit, demon, devil;...
3Old Latinlaruademon, spirit of the dead

Words derived from “larviparous”

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