Where does “para-dressage” come from?

para-dressage (English) comes from English Pará, from Portuguese Pará, from Portuguese Pera, from Portuguese espera, from Portuguese esperar, from Old Portuguese asperar, from Old Spanish esperar, from Latin spērō — to succeed, to prosper.

para-dressage (English): An adaptation of the sport of dressage for athletes with a physical disability

Definitions

An adaptation of the sport of dressage for athletes with a physical disability

Ancestry of “para-dressage”, step by step

para-dressage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Pará

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Pará	A former subunit of currency in several countries in the Ottoman/Turkish and Yugoslav regions
2	Portuguese	Pará	a state in the North Region of Brazil
3	Portuguese	Pera	pear
4	Portuguese	espera	wait
5	Portuguese	esperar	to wait; to hope; to expect; to anticipate
6	Old Portuguese	asperar	—
7	Old Spanish	esperar	to wait for, await
8	Latin	spērō	to hope, expect
9	Latin	spes	hope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension
10	Proto-Italic	spēs	hope
11	Proto-Indo-European	spéh₁s	prosperity, success
12	Proto-Indo-European	speh₁-	to succeed, to prosper

via English dressage

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	dressage	The schooling of a horse; An equestrian sport in...
2	French	dressage	training; dressage
3	French	dresser	to raise, to erect, to build; to raise, to lift,...
4	Old French	drecier	to stand up; to get on one's feet
5	Vulgar Latin	directiare	—
6	Latin	dīrectus	laid straight, arranged in lines, having been arranged in lines
7	Latin	dīrigō	to lay straight; arrange in lines (especially in military contexts)
8	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9	Latin	calceus	shoe
10	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
11	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁s →Every word from Proto-Italic spēs →