Where does “párát” come from?
párát (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian pára, from Hungarian paraméter, from English parameter, from French paramètre, from French para-, from Italian para-, from Italian para, from Italian paranoia — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Ancestry of “párát”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | pára | steam, vapor/vapour |
| 2 | Hungarian | paraméter | parameter |
| 3 | English | parameter | A value kept constant during an experiment,... |
| 4 | French | paramètre | parameter |
| 5 | French | para- | para |
| 6 | Italian | para- | para |
| 7 | Italian | para | crepe rubber; crepe; third-person singular... |
| 8 | Italian | paranoia | paranoia |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | παράνοια | derangement, madness |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |