Where does “parpaing” come from?
parpaing (French) comes from Vulgar Latin perpetaneus, from Latin perpes, from Latin petō, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
parpaing (French): perpend stone, through stone; breeze-block;...
Definitions
- perpend stone, through stone; breeze-block;...
Ancestry of “parpaing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | perpetaneus | — |
| 2 | Latin | perpes | continuous, uninterrupted, continual, perpetual |
| 3 | Latin | petō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂eti | to fly |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |