Where does “parent” come from?
parent (Old Occitan) comes from Latin parentem, from Latin parens, from Latin parere, from Latin pareo, from Proto-Italic pāzēō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂s-, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
Ancestry of “parent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | parentem | accusative singular of parēns |
| 2 | Latin | parens | parent; founder, father; obedient |
| 3 | Latin | parere | second-person singular present passive... |
| 4 | Latin | pareo | I appear, am visible, am apparent; I obey, submit... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pāzēō | to appear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂s- | watch, see; to feed, graze |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |