Where does “parvis” come from?
parvis (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk par, from English PAR, from Jamaican Creole par, from Jamaican Creole partner, from English partner, from Middle English partener, from English parcener, from Old French parçonier — passed , crossed.
parvis (Norwegian Nynorsk): in pairs
Definitions
- in pairs
Ancestry of “parvis”, step by step
parvis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk par
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | par | a pair; a couple; a few |
| 2 | English | PAR | Initialism of periodic automatic replenishment:... |
| 3 | Jamaican Creole | par | To associate, to chill, to hang |
| 4 | Jamaican Creole | partner | partner |
| 5 | English | partner | Someone who is associated with another in a... |
| 6 | Middle English | partener | — |
| 7 | English | parcener | A coheir, or one of two or more heirs to an... |
| 8 | Old French | parçonier | coholder; co-owner; coheir; parcener; participant |
| 9 | Old French | parçon | division; separation |
| 10 | Latin | partitionem | accusative singular of partītiō |
| 11 | Latin | partitio | The act of sharing or parting; partition,... |
| 12 | Latin | partīre | — |
| 13 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |