Where does “parkway” come from?
Parkway derives from English park and English way, ultimately from Old English weġ meaning "road," Latin parricus, and Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- meaning "to go or convey."
parkway (English): A road; a thoroughfare; A scenic freeway; A...
Definitions
- A road; a thoroughfare; A scenic freeway; A...
Ancestry of “parkway”, step by step
parkway 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 |