Where does “emparer” come from?
emparer (French) comes from Occitan emparar, from Vulgar Latin imparare, from Latin parāre, from Latin parō, from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic pektos, from Proto-Indo-European peg-, from English polyethylene glycol — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
emparer (French): to seize, get hold of; to take over
Definitions
- to seize, get hold of; to take over
Ancestry of “emparer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Occitan | emparar | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | imparare | to prepare in |
| 3 | Latin | parāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | parō | to arrange, order, contrive, design |
| 5 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 8 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |