Where does “parc” come from?

parc (Catalan) comes from Latin parcus, from Latin parricus, from Old Dutch parruk, from Proto-Germanic parrukaz — fence; enclosure.

parc (Catalan): park

Definitions

  1. park

Ancestry of “parc”, step by step

parc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin parcus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinparcussparing, frugal; scanty, slight
2Latinparricusfence; game park, cattle reserve; fenced-in...
3Old Dutchparruk—
4Proto-Germanicparrukazfence; enclosure

via Old Catalan parc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Catalanparc—

Words derived from “parc”

Every word from Proto-Germanic parrukaz →Every word from Old Dutch parruk →Every word from Latin parricus →