parir

/paˈɾiɾ/ · A2 · verb

to give birth

👶 parir shares a root with parent: Latin parere, to bring forth

From Latin parere (to bring forth, produce), the same root behind English parent and post-partum. A parent is literally one who has done the parir. The sense of thinking up an idea is the same verb: you bring forth a plan the way you bring forth a child.

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