Where does “paramo” come from?
paramo (English) comes from Spanish páramo, from Latin paramus, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
paramo (English): A treeless grassland ecosystem covering extensive...
Definitions
- A treeless grassland ecosystem covering extensive...
Ancestry of “paramo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | páramo | wasteland, badlands; moor |
| 2 | Latin | paramus | A fallow plateau or highland, a wasteland;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |