Where does “para-choques” come from?
para-choques (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese parar, from Old Portuguese parar, 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...
para-choques (Portuguese): bumper impact absorber on a vehicle
Definitions
- bumper impact absorber on a vehicle
Ancestry of “para-choques”, step by step
para-choques traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese parar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | parar | to stop; to stop; to cease; to stop at |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | parar | — |
| 3 | Latin | parō | to arrange, order, contrive, design |
| 4 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 7 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |
via Portuguese Choque
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Choque | collision, shock sudden, heavy impact |
| 2 | French | choc | hit, strike; shock; electrical shock |
| 3 | Old French | choquer | to strike against |
| 4 | Frankish | skukkōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skukkōną | to shake, move swiftly |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skakaną | to swing; to shake; to escape |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skeg- | to jump, spring; to jump; move |