Where does “parer” come from?

parer (French) comes 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...

parer (French): to adorn; to bedeck; to fend off; to parry

Definitions

  1. to adorn; to bedeck; to fend off; to parry

Ancestry of “parer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinparāre—
2Latinparōto arrange, order, contrive, design
3Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
4Proto-Italicpektos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
6Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

Words derived from “parer”

Every word from English polyethylene glycol →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peg- →Every word from Proto-Italic pektos →