Where does “zooparc” come from?
zooparc (French) comes from English zoopark, from English park, from Korean 박, from Chinese 泊, from English poise, from Middle English poys, from Middle French pois, from Latin pēnsum — to stretch.
zooparc (French): zoological garden
Definitions
- zoological garden
Ancestry of “zooparc”, step by step
zooparc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English zoopark
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | zoopark | A zoological park |
| 2 | English | park | An area of land set aside for environment... |
| 3 | Korean | 박 | gourd; calabash; gourd shell; head |
| 4 | Chinese | 泊 | — |
| 5 | English | poise | A state of balance, equilibrium or stability;... |
| 6 | Middle English | poys | — |
| 7 | Middle French | pois | weight |
| 8 | Latin | pēnsum | allotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day) |
| 9 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
via French zoo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | zoo | zoo |