Where does “parking coupon” come from?
parking coupon (English) comes from English parking, from English park, from Korean 박, from Chinese 泊, from English poise, from Middle English poys, from Middle French pois, from Latin pēnsum — to stretch.
parking coupon (English): One of a booklet of punch-out coupons, available...
Definitions
- One of a booklet of punch-out coupons, available...
Ancestry of “parking coupon”, step by step
parking coupon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English parking
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | parking | present participle of park; The action of the... |
| 2 | English | park | An area of land set aside for environment... |
| 3 | Korean | 박 | gourd; calabash; gourd shell; head |
| 4 | Chinese | 泊 | — |
| 5 | English | poise | A state of balance, equilibrium or stability;... |
| 6 | Middle English | poys | — |
| 7 | Middle French | pois | weight |
| 8 | Latin | pēnsum | allotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day) |
| 9 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
via English coupon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | coupon | A section of a ticket, showing the holder to be... |
| 2 | French | coupon | coupon; An oddment or offcut, a short rest of... |
| 3 | French | couper | to cut, cut up, to chop, to sever; to cut off, to... |
| 4 | Old French | coper | to cut |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |