Where does “parkitecture” come from?
parkitecture (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.
parkitecture (English): A style of 20th-century architecture developed by the United States National Park Service in its efforts to create buildings that harmonized with the natural environment and avoided the regularity and symmetry of the industrial world
Definitions
- A style of 20th-century architecture developed by the United States National Park Service in its efforts to create buildings that harmonized with the natural environment and avoided the regularity and symmetry of the industrial world
Ancestry of “parkitecture”, step by step
parkitecture 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 architecture
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | architecture | The art and science of designing and managing the... |
| 2 | French | architecture | architecture |
| 3 | Latin | architectūra | architecture |
| 4 | Latin | architectus | architect, master builder; designer, inventor,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀρχιτέκτων | chief constructor, master builder, architect |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τέκτων | one who works with wood: carpenter, builder; any... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | téktōn | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱō | carpenter |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |