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Where does “pari” come from?

pari (French) comes from French parier, from Old French pairier, from Latin pār, from Proto-Indo-European perH-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

pari (French): wager, bet; gamble, risk

Definitions

  1. wager, bet; gamble, risk

Ancestry of “pari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchparierto bet
2Old Frenchpairier—
3Latinpār—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanperH-to fly; fore, first; exchange
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “pari”

  • пари
  • paris
  • pariu
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