Where does “vīviparus” come from?

vīviparus (Latin) comes 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.

vīviparus (Latin): that brings forth its young alive, viviparous

Definitions

  1. that brings forth its young alive, viviparous

Ancestry of “vīviparus”, step by step

vīviparus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin pariō

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

via Latin vīvus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvīvusalive, living
2Proto-Italicgʷīwosalive, living
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “vīviparus”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Latin -iō →