Where does “paraigua” come from?
paraigua (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...
paraigua (Catalan): umbrella
Definitions
- umbrella
Ancestry of “paraigua”, step by step
paraigua traces back through 3 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... |