Etymology of the English word pregnancy
the English word
pregnancyderived from the Latin word
gnascor (to be born)
derived from the Latin word
prae (in front of; before)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*prai-derived from the English word
pregnantderived from the Old French word
pregnantderived from the Latin word
praegnans (with child, pregnant)
derived from the Latin word
gignere (give birth to, bring forth, bear)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*genə-derived from the Latin word
praegnas (with child, pregnant)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*genə-using the Latin prefix
prae-derived from the Latin word
prae (in front of; before)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*prai-using the English suffix
-ancyDerivations in English
pseudopregnancyUsage
Word found in Modern English
