Where does “emparkment” come from?
emparkment (English) comes from English empark, 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.
emparkment (English): Creation of a park by enclosure, often for hunting purposes
Definitions
- Creation of a park by enclosure, often for hunting purposes
Ancestry of “emparkment”, step by step
emparkment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English empark
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | empark | Obsolete form of impark |
| 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 |