Where does “mal-parry” come from?
mal-parry (English) comes from Old French parée, from Medieval Latin parata, from Latin parāre, from Latin parō, from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic pektos, from Proto-Indo-European peg-, from English polyethylene glycol — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
mal-parry (English): A parry that fails to prevent the attack from...
Definitions
- A parry that fails to prevent the attack from...
Ancestry of “mal-parry”, step by step
mal-parry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French parée
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | parée | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | parata | preparation, parade; nominative feminine singular... |
| 3 | Latin | parāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | parō | to arrange, order, contrive, design |
| 5 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 8 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |
via Old French mal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | mal | evilly; badly; poorly; evil |
| 2 | Latin | malleus | hammer, mallet; a disease of animals; the... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂-no- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |