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Where does “parer” come from?

parer (Old French) comes 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...

parer (Old French): to arrange, prepare, trim; to defend

Definitions

  1. to arrange, prepare, trim; to defend

Ancestry of “parer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinparō—
2Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
3Proto-Italicpektos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
5Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

Words derived from “parer”

  • pare
  • paring
  • parer
  • cheesepare
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