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

Definitions

  1. sparingness

Ancestry of “parcity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinparcitaseconomy
2Latinparcussparing, frugal; scanty, slight
3Latinparricusfence; game park, cattle reserve; fenced-in...
4Old Dutchparruk—
5Proto-Germanicparrukazfence; enclosure
Every word from Proto-Germanic parrukaz →Every word from Old Dutch parruk →Every word from Latin parricus →