Where does “paratrooper” come from?
Paratrooper comes from English paratroop, blending English parachute and English troop, where parachute derives from Latin -are and Latin -arius, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European treb-.
paratrooper (English): A type of soldier who is trained to enter combat...
Definitions
- A type of soldier who is trained to enter combat...
Ancestry of “paratrooper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | parachute | A device, generally constructed from fabric, that... |
| 2 | French | parachute | parachute |
| 3 | French | para- | para- |
| 4 | Italian | para- | para- |
| 5 | Italian | para | crepe rubber; crepe; third-person singular... |
| 6 | Italian | paranoia | paranoia |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παράνοια | derangement, madness |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |