Where does “monoparous” come from?

monoparous (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.

Ancestry of “monoparous”, step by step

monoparous 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 mono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonoClipping of mononucleosis; A bicycle or...
2Englishmono-API; one, single, only
3Ancient Greekμονο-one; mono-
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from Latin -iō
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