Where does “parental” come from?
Parental derives from Middle French parental, from Latin parentalis, an adjective form of parens, from parere meaning to bring forth or produce.
parental (English): of or relating to a parent; befitting a parent;...
Definitions
- of or relating to a parent; befitting a parent;...
Ancestry of “parental”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | parental | — |
| 2 | Latin | parentalis | parental |
| 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 |