Where does “paratomically” come from?
paratomically (English) comes from English paratomic, from English paratomy, from English Pará, from Portuguese Pará, from Portuguese Pera, from Portuguese espera, from Portuguese esperar, from Old Portuguese asperar — to succeed, to prosper.
paratomically (English): By means of paratomy
Ancestry of “paratomically”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | paratomic | Relating to paratomy |
| 2 | English | paratomy | A form of asexual reproduction in which new... |
| 3 | English | Pará | — |
| 4 | Portuguese | Pará | a state in the North Region of Brazil |
| 5 | Portuguese | Pera | — |
| 6 | Portuguese | espera | wait |
| 7 | Portuguese | esperar | to wait; to hope; to expect; to anticipate |
| 8 | Old Portuguese | asperar | — |
| 9 | Old Spanish | esperar | — |
| 10 | Latin | spērō | — |
| 11 | Latin | spes | hope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | spēs | hope |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁s | prosperity, success |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |