Where does “paris” come from?
paris (French) comes from French patrice, from Latin Pātricius, from Latin -icius, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
paris (French): plural of pari
Definitions
- plural of pari
Ancestry of “paris”, step by step
paris traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French patrice
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | patrice | patrician |
| 2 | Latin | Pātricius | patrician, noble |
| 3 | Latin | -icius | -itious |
| 4 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via Middle French Paris
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | Paris | — |