Where does “paracaigudes” come from?
paracaigudes (Catalan) comes from Catalan parar, from Old Catalan parar, from Latin parāre, from Latin parō, from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic pektos, from Proto-Indo-European peg-, from English polyethylene glycol — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
paracaigudes (Catalan): parachute
Definitions
- parachute
Ancestry of “paracaigudes”, step by step
paracaigudes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan parar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | parar | to stop; to stay, reside temporarily; to end up |
| 2 | Old Catalan | parar | — |
| 3 | Latin | parāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | parō | to arrange, order, contrive, design |
| 5 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 8 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |
via Catalan caigudes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | caigudes | plural of caiguda; falls |