Where does “disparate” come from?
disparate (Portuguese) comes from Spanish disparate, from Spanish desbaratar, from Portuguese baratar, from Portuguese barato, from Spanish barato, from Spanish baratar, from Old Spanish barato, from Old Spanish baratar — passed , crossed.
disparate (Portuguese): nonsense; Great amount; a lot
Definitions
- nonsense; Great amount; a lot
Ancestry of “disparate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | disparate | nonsense; a great amount; a lot; crazy idea |
| 2 | Spanish | desbaratar | to debunk; to ruin, destroy; to spoil |
| 3 | Portuguese | baratar | to sell cheaply |
| 4 | Portuguese | barato | cheap; inexpensive; cheap; worthless; fun |
| 5 | Spanish | barato | cheap; inexpensive; sold at a low price |
| 6 | Spanish | baratar | to barter |
| 7 | Old Spanish | barato | low price |
| 8 | Old Spanish | baratar | to cheat |
| 9 | Old French | barateor | swindler, deceiver; exchanger; deceiver |
| 10 | Old French | barater | to trick; to cheat; to swindle; to barter |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | πράσσω | I do, practice |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | prā́ťťō | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥h₂-k-yé-ti | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |