Where does “parent” come from?
Parent comes from Middle English parent, from Middle French parent, from Latin parens, the present participle of parere meaning to bring forth or give birth.
parent (English): One of the two persons from whom one is...
Definitions
- One of the two persons from whom one is...
Ancestry of “parent”, step by step
parent traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French parent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | parent | parent |
| 2 | Old French | parent | parent |
| 3 | Latin | parēns | parent, mother, father |
| 4 | Latin | pariō | to bear, to give birth to |
| 5 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Latin parentem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | parentem | accusative singular of parēns |
| 2 | Latin | parens | parent; founder, father; obedient |
| 3 | Latin | parere | second-person singular present passive... |
| 4 | Latin | pareo | I appear, am visible, am apparent; I obey, submit... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pāzēō | to appear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂s- | watch, see; to feed, graze |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |
via Middle English parent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | parent | — |