Where does “unparkable” come from?
unparkable (English) comes from English parkable, 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.
unparkable (English): Of a vehicle: difficult or impossible to park; Of...
Definitions
- Of a vehicle: difficult or impossible to park; Of...
Ancestry of “unparkable”, step by step
unparkable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English parkable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | parkable | Capable of being parked |
| 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 un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |