Where does “parasol” come from?
parasol (Galician) comes from Galician sol, from English Sol, from Old French sol, from Latin solidum, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- — whole.
parasol (Galician): umbrella, sunshade, parasol; sun visor
Definitions
- umbrella, sunshade, parasol; sun visor
Ancestry of “parasol”, step by step
parasol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician sol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | sol | sun; sunlight; sunny side |
| 2 | English | Sol | The Sun, the star orbited by the Earth |
| 3 | Old French | sol | alone; sol; Old French coin |
| 4 | Latin | solidum | solid |
| 5 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |
via Galician parar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | parar | to stop; to stay; to situate, position |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | parar | — |
| 3 | Latin | parō | to arrange, order, contrive, design |
| 4 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 7 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |