Where does “parmentier” come from?
parmentier (French) comes from Middle French parementier, from French parement, from French parer, from Latin parāre, from Latin parō, from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic pektos, from Proto-Indo-European peg- — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
parmentier (French): mashed potato
Ancestry of “parmentier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | parementier | — |
| 2 | French | parement | facing; liturgical paraphernalia |
| 3 | French | parer | to adorn; to bedeck; to fend off; to parry |
| 4 | Latin | parāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | parō | — |
| 6 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 9 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |