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Where does “parir” come from?

parir (Old Portuguese) 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.

parir (Old Portuguese): to give birth, to bear

Definitions

  1. to give birth, to bear

Ancestry of “parir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpareresecond-person singular present passive...
2LatinpareoI appear, am visible, am apparent; I obey, submit...
3Proto-Italicpāzēō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂s-watch, see; to feed, graze
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “parir”

  • parideira
  • parir
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