Where does “parecer” come from?

parecer (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese parecer, from Vulgar Latin parescere, from Latin pārēre, from Latin pariō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

parecer (Portuguese): to seem; to resemble; expert opinion, advice,...

Definitions

  1. to seem; to resemble; expert opinion, advice,...

Ancestry of “parecer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseparecer—
2Vulgar Latinparescere—
3Latinpārēre—
4Latinpariōto bear, to give birth to
5Latin-iō—
6Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “parecer”

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