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
Ancestry of “zooparc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 9 | Latin | pendō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |