Where does “parenteral” come from?
Parenteral comes from English parachute, French parachute, French chute, Latin parare meaning "to prepare," and Latin cadere meaning "to fall."
parenteral (English): administered by some means that avoids the...
Definitions
- administered by some means that avoids the...
Ancestry of “parenteral”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | par- | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πᾰρᾰ- | near; next to; by, near |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 4 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 5 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |
Words derived from “parenteral”