Where does “pariu” come from?
pariu (Romanian) comes from French pari, from French parier, from Old French pairier, from Latin pār, from Proto-Indo-European perH-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
pariu (Romanian): bet, wager
Ancestry of “pariu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | pari | wager, bet; gamble, risk |
| 2 | French | parier | to bet |
| 3 | Old French | pairier | — |
| 4 | Latin | pār | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | perH- | to fly; fore, first; exchange |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |