Where does “pseudoviviparous” come from?
pseudoviviparous (English) comes from English viviparous, from Latin vīviparus, 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.
pseudoviviparous (English): Relating to pseudovivipary
Definitions
- Relating to pseudovivipary
Ancestry of “pseudoviviparous”, step by step
pseudoviviparous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English viviparous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | viviparous | Being born alive, as are most mammals, some... |
| 2 | Latin | vīviparus | that brings forth its young alive, viviparous |
| 3 | Latin | pariō | to bear, to give birth to |
| 4 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English pseudo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pseudo | An intellectually pretentious person; a... |
| 2 | English | pseudo- | False, not genuine, fake |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ψευδής | lying, false, untrue; deceived, beguiled |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |