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Where does “par” come from?

par (Old French) comes from Latin per, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos.

par (Old French): by; via; because of; due to; by

Definitions

  1. by; via; because of; due to; by

Ancestry of “par”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperthrough, by means of; throughout, during
2LatinAd—
3Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
4Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
5LatinolleArchaic form of ille
6Proto-Italic*olnos—

Words derived from “par”

  • par
  • paramount
  • parterre
  • pard
  • paramountcy
  • subpar
  • paramountly
  • paravant
  • paraventure
  • paravail
  • pardine
  • pardie
  • barlovento
  • barloa
  • parterre
  • abarloar
  • parterre
  • pardi
  • par
  • parmi
  • pardieu
  • parce
  • parfois
  • Parterre
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