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Where does “superfetation” come from?

superfetation (English) comes from Latin superfetare, from English super-, from Latin super-, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

superfetation (English): The formation of a fetus while another fetus is...

Definitions

  1. The formation of a fetus while another fetus is...

Ancestry of “superfetation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuperfetareconceive while pregnant
2Englishsuper-above, over, or upon; superior in size, quality,...
3Latinsuper-super-; over, above
4Latinsuper"accusative" above, on the top of, upon;...
5Latineks-uper—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →