Where does “Kaufkraftparität” come from?

Kaufkraftparität (German) comes from German Parität, from Latin paritas, from Latin pariō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Kaufkraftparität (German): purchasing power parity the rate of currency conversion that equalizes the purchasing power of different currencies by eliminating the differences in price levels between countries

Definitions

  1. purchasing power parity the rate of currency conversion that equalizes the purchasing power of different currencies by eliminating the differences in price levels between countries

Ancestry of “Kaufkraftparität”, step by step

Kaufkraftparität traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Parität

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanParitätparity, equality
2Latinparitasparity, equality
3Latinpariōto bear, to give birth to
4Latin-iō
5Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
8Chichewaiyehe, she

via German kraft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankrafton the basis of; by virtue of; by means of,...
2Middle High Germankraft
3Old High Germankraft
4Proto-West Germanickraftustrength, power; skill
5Proto-Germanickraftuzstrength, power
6Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
7Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via German Kauf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKaufpurchase
2Middle High Germankouftrade
3Old High Germankoufcommerce, trade; barter; purchase
4Proto-West Germanickauptrade, purchase
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from Latin -iō