Where does “parque” come from?

parque (Galician) comes from French parc, from Middle French parc, from Old French parc, from Medieval Latin parcus, from Frankish parrik, from Proto-Germanic parrukaz — fence; enclosure.

parque (Galician): park

Definitions

  1. park

Ancestry of “parque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchparcpark; playpen; pen
2Middle Frenchparcenclosure
3Old Frenchparcenclosed area, often fenced off, often in a...
4Medieval Latinparcusenclosure; sparing, frugal; scanty, slight
5Frankishparrikenclosure, pen; enclosure, fenced-in area
6Proto-Germanicparrukazfence; enclosure
Every word from Proto-Germanic parrukaz →Every word from Frankish parrik →Every word from Medieval Latin parcus →