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Where does “pearkō” come from?

pearkō (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- — to protect, guard, hold, lock.

Ancestry of “pearkō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erk-to protect, guard, hold, lock

Words derived from “pearkō”

  • parsimony
  • parsimonious
  • parsimoniously
  • parsimoniousness
  • compesce
  • parcens
  • parco
  • parcimonia
  • parsurus
  • parcendus
  • parsi
  • compesco
  • conpescens
  • compescens
  • parsimonia
  • parsus
  • parcere
  • parsimonia
  • parsimonioso
  • parsimonie
  • parsimonia
  • parsimonioso
  • parcimonieusement
  • parcimonie
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