Where does “високопарен” come from?
високопарен (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian па́рен, from German paar, from Middle High German pâr, from Old High German par, from Latin pār, from Proto-Indo-European perH-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
високопарен (Bulgarian): pompous, magniloquent, bombastic, verbose
Definitions
- pompous, magniloquent, bombastic, verbose
Ancestry of “високопарен”, step by step
високопарен traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bulgarian па́рен
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | па́рен | steamy |
| 2 | German | paar | some; few; a few |
| 3 | Middle High German | pâr | — |
| 4 | Old High German | par | — |
| 5 | Latin | pār | even (of a number) |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | perH- | to fly; fore, first; exchange |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Bulgarian висок
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | висок | high, tall, lofty, towering, elevated; high,... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | vysokъ | high; tall |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -okъ | From adjectives, forms a carrier of the... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -kъ | Deverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |