Where does “guarda-parque” come from?
guarda-parque (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese parque, from Russian парк, from English park, from Korean 박, from Chinese 泊, from English poise, from Middle English poys, from Middle French pois — to stretch.
guarda-parque (Portuguese): park ranger
Definitions
- park ranger
Ancestry of “guarda-parque”, step by step
guarda-parque traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese parque
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | parque | park |
| 2 | Russian | парк | park; yard, depot; fleet, stock |
| 3 | English | park | An area of land set aside for environment... |
| 4 | Korean | 박 | gourd; calabash; gourd shell; head |
| 5 | Chinese | 泊 | — |
| 6 | English | poise | A state of balance, equilibrium or stability;... |
| 7 | Middle English | poys | — |
| 8 | Middle French | pois | weight |
| 9 | Latin | pēnsum | allotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day) |
| 10 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
via Portuguese guardar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | guardar | to save, keep, retain, preserve; to protect,... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | guardar | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | wardo | to herd, ward against, guard |
| 4 | Frankish | wardēn | to protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wardāną | to guard, protect, watch over |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *warduz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |