Where does “parturient” come from?

parturient (Latin) comes from Latin parturio, from Latin pario, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

parturient (Latin): third-person plural future active indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of...

Ancestry of “parturient”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinparturioI am in labour; I am pregnant; I teem with
2LatinparioI bear, I give birth to; I spawn, produce,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin pario →
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