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
park traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 박
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | allotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day) |
| 7 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
via Medieval Latin parricus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | parricus | enclosure, fence; fence; game park, cattle... |
| 2 | French | parc | park; playpen; pen |
| 3 | Middle French | parc | enclosure |
| 4 | Old French | parc | enclosed area, often fenced off, often in a... |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | parcus | enclosure; sparing, frugal; scanty, slight |
| 6 | Frankish | parrik | enclosure, pen; enclosure, fenced-in area |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | parrukaz | fence; enclosure |
via Middle English park
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | park | enclosure |