Etymology

alloparenting

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Today it means: Parental behaviour towards infants and young from non-parents. Full definition →

English parenting ← Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos) ← Proto-Hellenic *ál͏̌l͏̌os
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élyos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ál͏̌l͏̌os
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos)
  5. Englishallo-
  6. Englishparenting
  7. English todayalloparenting

From allo- + parenting.

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