Where does “nymphiparous” come from?
nymphiparous (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.
nymphiparous (English): Producing nymphs
Definitions
- Producing nymphs
Ancestry of “nymphiparous”, step by step
nymphiparous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English parous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | parous | Having given birth |
| 2 | Latin | pariō | to bear, to give birth to |
| 3 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English nymph
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nymph | Any female nature spirit associated with water,... |
| 2 | Middle English | nimphe | nymph |
| 3 | Old French | nimphe | nymph |
| 4 | Latin | nympha | bride, mistress; young woman; nymph |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | νύμφη | bride, young wife; young, nubile woman;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | snewbʰ- | to marry, wed; to marry, to wed |