Where does “stepparenthood” come from?

stepparenthood (English) comes from English hood, from Middle English hode, from English odd, from Middle English odde, from Old Norse oddi, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

stepparenthood (English): The state or relationship of being a stepparent

Definitions

  1. The state or relationship of being a stepparent

Ancestry of “stepparenthood”, step by step

stepparenthood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hood

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhoodA covering for the head attached to a larger...
2Middle EnglishhodeAlternative form of hoden; Alternative form of...
3EnglishoddDiffering from what is usual, ordinary or...
4Middle Englishoddeinflection of od: ## weak singular ## strong/weak...
5Old Norseoddiodd, third or additional number; triangle
6Old Norse-ith
7Latinly; used to form adverbs from adjectives
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English stepparent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstepparentOne's parent's spouse who is not one's biological...
2EnglishparentOne of the two persons from whom one is...
3Middle Frenchparentparent
4Old Frenchparentparent
5Latinparēnsparent, mother, father
6Latinpariōto bear, to give birth to
7Latin-iō
8Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
11Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ