Where does “semelparous” come from?
semelparous (English) comes 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.
semelparous (English): Reproducing only once in a lifetime
Definitions
- Reproducing only once in a lifetime
Ancestry of “semelparous”, step by step
semelparous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin pariō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pariō | to bear, to give birth to |
| 2 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 6 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Latin semel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | semel | once, a single time |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥-meh₁lom | one time |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |