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Where does “counter-parry” come from?

counter-parry (English) comes from English Parry, from English parree, from Middle English parree, from Old French parée, from Medieval Latin parata, from Latin parāre, from Latin parō, from Latin pectus — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

counter-parry (English): A parry that is done to defend against an...

Definitions

  1. A parry that is done to defend against an...

Ancestry of “counter-parry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishParry—
2Englishparree—
3Middle Englishparree—
4Old Frenchparée—
5Medieval Latinparatapreparation, parade; nominative feminine singular...
6Latinparāre—
7Latinparō—
8Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
9Proto-Italicpektos—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
11Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
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