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Where does “vivipare” come from?

vivipare (French) comes 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.

vivipare (French): viviparous

Definitions

  1. viviparous

Ancestry of “vivipare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvīviparus—
2Latinpariō—
3Latin-iō—
4Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “vivipare”

  • viviparement
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