Where does “multiparous” come from?

multiparous (English) comes from Latin multiparus, from Latin -parus, 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.

multiparous (English): Having two or more pregnancies resulting in...

Definitions

  1. Having two or more pregnancies resulting in...

Ancestry of “multiparous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmultiparusmultiparous
2Latin-parusparous (giving birth)
3Latinpariōto bear, to give birth to
4Latin-iō—
5Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

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