Where does “paring” come from?
Paring derives from the English verb pare, from Old French parer, from Latin parō meaning to prepare or make ready, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European per-.
paring (English): present participle of pare; A fragment or shaving...
Definitions
- present participle of pare; A fragment or shaving...
Ancestry of “paring”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pare | to remove the outer covering or skin of something... |
| 2 | Old French | parer | to arrange, prepare, trim; to defend |
| 3 | Latin | parō | to arrange, order, contrive, design |
| 4 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 7 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |