Where does “paire” come from?

paire (Old French) comes from Latin paria, from Latin par, from Proto-Indo-European per — around; through.

Ancestry of “paire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinparianominative neuter plural of pār; accusative...
2Latinpareven; equal; like
3Proto-Indo-Europeanperaround; through

Words derived from “paire

Every word from Proto-Indo-European perEvery word from Latin parEvery word from Latin paria