Etymology Explorer › Italian

Where does “parcamento” come from?

parcamento (Italian) comes from Italian parcare, from French parquer, from French parc, from Middle French parc, from Old French parc, from Medieval Latin parcus, from Frankish parrik, from Proto-Germanic parrukaz — fence; enclosure.

parcamento (Italian): parking; parking place

Definitions

  1. parking; parking place

Ancestry of “parcamento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianparcareTo park
2Frenchparquerto pen, corral; to park
3Frenchparcpark; playpen; pen
4Middle Frenchparcenclosure
5Old Frenchparcenclosed area, often fenced off, often in a...
6Medieval Latinparcusenclosure; sparing, frugal; scanty, slight
7Frankishparrikenclosure, pen; enclosure, fenced-in area
8Proto-Germanicparrukazfence; enclosure
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