Where does “[[parcus]], [[parricus]]” come from?
[[parcus]], [[parricus]] (Medieval Latin) comes from Frankish parrik, from Proto-Germanic parrukaz — fence; enclosure.
Ancestry of “[[parcus]], [[parricus]]”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Frankish | parrik | enclosure, pen; enclosure, fenced-in area |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | parrukaz | fence; enclosure |