Where does “parcity” come from?
parcity (English) comes from Latin parcitas, from Latin parcus, from Latin parricus, from Old Dutch parruk, from Proto-Germanic parrukaz — fence; enclosure.
parcity (English): sparingness
Ancestry of “parcity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | parcitas | — |
| 2 | Latin | parcus | sparing, frugal; scanty, slight |
| 3 | Latin | parricus | fence; game park, cattle reserve; fenced-in... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | parruk | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | parrukaz | fence; enclosure |