Where does “parkish” come from?
parkish (English) comes from English park, from Korean 박, from Chinese 泊, from English poise, from Middle English poys, from Middle French pois, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō — to stretch.
parkish (English): Resembling or characteristic of a park
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a park
Ancestry of “parkish”, step by step
parkish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English park
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | park | An area of land set aside for environment... |
| 2 | Korean | 박 | gourd; calabash; gourd shell; head |
| 3 | Chinese | 泊 | — |
| 4 | English | poise | A state of balance, equilibrium or stability;... |
| 5 | Middle English | poys | — |
| 6 | Middle French | pois | weight |
| 7 | Latin | pēnsum | allotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day) |
| 8 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |