Etymology

superfecundation

Today it means: the fertilisation of two or more ova by sperm from separate acts of sexual intercourse, which can lead to twins with different fathers Full definition →

English fecundation ← Latin super- ← Proto-Italic *super
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Englishfecund
  8. Englishfecundation
  9. English todaysuperfecundation

From super- + fecundation.

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