Where does “para-lamas” come from?

para-lamas (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...

Ancestry of “para-lamas”, step by step

para-lamas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese parar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepararto stop; to stop; to cease; to stop at
2Old Portugueseparar
3Latinparōto arrange, order, contrive, design
4Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
5Proto-Italicpektos
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
7Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

via Portuguese lama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueselamamud; lama; Alternative form of lhama
2Old Portugueselama
3Latinlamaslough, bog, fen
4Latinlacma
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlak-
Every word from English polyethylene glycolEvery word from Proto-Indo-European peg-Every word from Proto-Italic pektos
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