Where does “parc” come from?

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

parc (Middle French): enclosure

Definitions

  1. enclosure

Ancestry of “parc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchparcenclosed area, often fenced off, often in a...
2Medieval Latinparcusenclosure; sparing, frugal; scanty, slight
3Frankishparrikenclosure, pen; enclosure, fenced-in area
4Proto-Germanicparrukazfence; enclosure

Words derived from “parc”

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