Where does “живородящий” come from?
живородящий (Russian) comes from Latin vīviparus, 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.
живородящий (Russian): viviparous giving birth to live babies (as opposed to by laying eggs)
Definitions
- viviparous giving birth to live babies (as opposed to by laying eggs)
Ancestry of “живородящий”, step by step
живородящий traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin vīviparus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | vīviparus | that brings forth its young alive, viviparous |
| 2 | Latin | pariō | to bear, to give birth to |
| 3 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |