Where does “vermiparous” come from?

vermiparous (English) comes from Latin pārēre, 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.

vermiparous (English): Producing or breeding worms or grubs, such as...

Definitions

  1. Producing or breeding worms or grubs, such as...

Ancestry of “vermiparous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpārēre
2Latinpariōto bear, to give birth to
3Latin-iō
4Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
7Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from Latin -iō