Where does “paracaigudisme” come from?
paracaigudisme (Catalan) comes from Catalan paracaigudes, 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- — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
paracaigudisme (Catalan): parachuting, skydiving
Definitions
- parachuting, skydiving
Ancestry of “paracaigudisme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | paracaigudes | parachute |
| 2 | Catalan | parar | to stop; to stay, reside temporarily; to end up |
| 3 | Old Catalan | parar | — |
| 4 | Latin | parāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | parō | to arrange, order, contrive, design |
| 6 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 9 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |