Where does “park” come from?
Park comes from Middle English park, derived from Old French parc, from Latin parricus, from Frankish parrik, from Proto-Germanic parrukaz.
park (English): An area of land set aside for environment...
Definitions
- An area of land set aside for environment...
Ancestry of “park”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Korean | 박 | gourd; calabash; gourd shell; head |
| 2 | Chinese | 泊 | — |
| 3 | English | poise | A state of balance, equilibrium or stability;... |
| 4 | Middle English | poys | — |
| 5 | Middle French | pois | weight |
| 6 | Latin | pēnsum | — |
| 7 | Latin | pendō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
Words derived from “park”