Where does “tetraparental” come from?
tetraparental (English) comes from English parental, from Middle French parental, from Latin parentalis, from Latin parēns, from Latin pariō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
tetraparental (English): Involving four parents, but especially involving...
Definitions
- Involving four parents, but especially involving...
Ancestry of “tetraparental”, step by step
tetraparental traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English parental
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | parental | of or relating to a parent; befitting a parent;... |
| 2 | Middle French | parental | — |
| 3 | Latin | parentalis | parental |
| 4 | Latin | parēns | parent, mother, father |
| 5 | Latin | pariō | to bear, to give birth to |
| 6 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English tetra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tetra | Any of numerous species of small South American... |
| 2 | Translingual | Tetragonopterus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πτερόν | feather; wing; Any winged creature |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |