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Where does “viviparously” come from?

viviparously (English) comes from English viviparous, from Latin vīviparus, 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.

viviparously (English): In a viviparous manner

Definitions

  1. In a viviparous manner

Ancestry of “viviparously”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishviviparousBeing born alive, as are most mammals, some...
2Latinvīviparus—
3Latinpariō—
4Latin-iō—
5Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she
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