Where does “Parkerism” come from?
Parkerism (English) comes from English Parker, from English park, from Korean 박, from Chinese 泊, from English poise, from Middle English poys, from Middle French pois, from Latin pēnsum — to stretch.
Parkerism (English): The study or ideology of Theodore Parker, an American transcendentalist and reforming minister of the Unitarian church
Definitions
- The study or ideology of Theodore Parker, an American transcendentalist and reforming minister of the Unitarian church
Ancestry of “Parkerism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Parker | A Parker-brand pen |
| 2 | English | park | An area of land set aside for environment... |
| 3 | Korean | 박 | gourd; calabash; gourd shell; head |
| 4 | Chinese | 泊 | — |
| 5 | English | poise | A state of balance, equilibrium or stability;... |
| 6 | Middle English | poys | — |
| 7 | Middle French | pois | weight |
| 8 | Latin | pēnsum | allotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day) |
| 9 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |