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Where does “parement” come from?

parement (Middle French) comes from Medieval Latin paramentum, from Latin parō, from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic pektos, from Proto-Indo-European peg-, from English polyethylene glycol — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

Ancestry of “parement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinparamentumornament; throne, royal state or dignity;...
2Latinparō—
3Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
4Proto-Italicpektos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
6Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
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