Where does “París” come from?

París (Spanish) comes from Old French Paris, from Latin Parisii, from Transalpine Gaulish parios, from Proto-Celtic kʷaryos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷr̥-yos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

París (Spanish): the letter P in the Spanish spelling alphabet

Definitions

  1. the letter P in the Spanish spelling alphabet

Ancestry of “París”, step by step

París traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French Paris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchParis—
2LatinParisiiThe Parisii, a Celtic tribe
3Transalpine Gaulishparioscauldron
4Proto-Celtickʷaryoscauldron
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷr̥-yos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Ancient Greek Πάρις

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΠάριςParis

Words derived from “París”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷr̥-yos →Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷaryos →