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Where does “parideira” come from?

parideira (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese parir, from Old Portuguese parir, from Latin parere, from Latin pareo, from Proto-Italic pāzēō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂s-, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

parideira (Portuguese): a female who is giving birth; a female in...

Definitions

  1. a female who is giving birth; a female in...

Ancestry of “parideira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseparirto give birth
2Old Portugueseparirto give birth, to bear
3Latinpareresecond-person singular present passive...
4LatinpareoI appear, am visible, am apparent; I obey, submit...
5Proto-Italicpāzēō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂s-watch, see; to feed, graze
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
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