Where does “park” come from?
park (German) comes from Italian parco, from Spanish parque, from Portuguese parque, from Russian парк, from English park, from Korean 박, from Chinese 泊, from English poise — to stretch.
park (German): singular imperative of parken; first-person...
Definitions
- singular imperative of parken; first-person...
Ancestry of “park”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | parco | frugal, moderate, temperate, sparing; park,... |
| 2 | Spanish | parque | park; parking lot; ammo |
| 3 | Portuguese | parque | park |
| 4 | Russian | парк | park; yard, depot; fleet, stock |
| 5 | English | park | An area of land set aside for environment... |
| 6 | Korean | 박 | gourd; calabash; gourd shell; head |
| 7 | Chinese | 泊 | — |
| 8 | English | poise | A state of balance, equilibrium or stability;... |
| 9 | Middle English | poys | — |
| 10 | Middle French | pois | weight |
| 11 | Latin | pēnsum | allotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day) |
| 12 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |