Where does “paries” come from?
paries (English) comes from French paries, from French parier, from Old French pairier, from Latin pār, from Proto-Indo-European perH-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
paries (English): The wall of any cavity in the body; The...
Definitions
- The wall of any cavity in the body; The...
Ancestry of “paries”, step by step
paries traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French paries
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | paries | second-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | French | parier | to bet |
| 3 | Old French | pairier | — |
| 4 | Latin | pār | even (of a number) |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | perH- | to fly; fore, first; exchange |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Latin pariēs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pariēs | a wall; the wall of a house or room |