Where does “parent” come from?
parent (Latin) comes from Latin parere, from Latin pareo, from Proto-Italic pāzēō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂s-, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
parent (Latin): third-person plural present active subjunctive of...
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- third-person plural present active subjunctive of...
Ancestry of “parent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | parere | second-person singular present passive... |
| 2 | Latin | pareo | I appear, am visible, am apparent; I obey, submit... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | pāzēō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂s- | watch, see; to feed, graze |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |
Words derived from “parent”