Where does “uniparental” come from?
uniparental (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.
uniparental (English): From or with only one parent
Definitions
- From or with only one parent
Ancestry of “uniparental”, step by step
uniparental 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 |