Where does “parachute” come from?
Parachute comes from French parachute, combining French para- (from Italian para-, from Latin par meaning equal or alongside) with French chute (from Latin cadere meaning to fall).
parachute (English): A device, generally constructed from fabric, that...
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- A device, generally constructed from fabric, that...
Ancestry of “parachute”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | parachute | parachute device designed to control the fall of an object |
| 2 | French | para- | para |
| 3 | Italian | para- | para |
| 4 | Italian | para | crepe rubber; crepe; third-person singular... |
| 5 | Italian | paranoia | paranoia |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παράνοια | derangement, madness |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |