Where does “parassocial” come from?
parassocial (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Pará, from Portuguese Pera, from Portuguese espera, from Portuguese esperar, from Old Portuguese asperar, from Old Spanish esperar, from Latin spērō, from Latin spes — to succeed, to prosper.
parassocial (Portuguese): parasocial
Definitions
- parasocial
Ancestry of “parassocial”, step by step
parassocial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese Pará
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Pará | a state in the North Region of Brazil |
| 2 | Portuguese | Pera | pear |
| 3 | Portuguese | espera | wait |
| 4 | Portuguese | esperar | to wait; to hope; to expect; to anticipate |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | asperar | — |
| 6 | Old Spanish | esperar | to wait for, await |
| 7 | Latin | spērō | to hope, expect |
| 8 | Latin | spes | hope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | spēs | hope |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁s | prosperity, success |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |
via Portuguese social
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | social | social; social; outgoing; extroverted; for use by... |
| 2 | Latin | sociālis | Of or pertaining to companionship; companionable, sociable, social |
| 3 | French | social | social, related to society, community; social,... |
| 4 | Latin | socialis | Of or pertaining to companionship; companionable,... |
| 5 | Latin | socius | sharing, joining in, partaking, associated;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πάθος | pain, suffering, death; misfortune, calamity,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πάσχω | to undergo, experience; have someone do something... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |