Where does “parapet” come from?
Parapet comes from Middle French parapet, from Italian parapetto, combining Italian para- (from Latin parare, "to prepare or protect") and Italian petto ("breast").
parapet (English): A low protective wall; Part of a perimeter that...
Definitions
- A low protective wall; Part of a perimeter that...
Ancestry of “parapet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | parapet | — |
| 2 | Italian | parapetto | parapet; balustrade; ledger board |
| 3 | Italian | parare | to adorn or deck; to protect or shield; to block |
| 4 | Italian | petto | chest; breast |
| 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... |
Words derived from “parapet”