Where does “Parsic” come from?
Parsic (English) comes from English Parsi, from Classical Persian پَارْسِی, from Persian پارس, from French paris, from French patrice, from Latin Pātricius, from Latin -icius, from Latin -icus — -y, -ic.
Ancestry of “Parsic”, step by step
Parsic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Parsi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Parsi | A member of the larger of the two Zoroastrian... |
| 2 | Classical Persian | پَارْسِی | — |
| 3 | Persian | پارس | Persian; a pard; an animal smaller than a leopard... |
| 4 | French | paris | plural of pari |
| 5 | French | patrice | patrician |
| 6 | Latin | Pātricius | patrician, noble |
| 7 | Latin | -icius | -itious |
| 8 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |