Where does “paracaídas” come from?
paracaídas (Spanish) comes from Spanish parar, from Latin parāre, 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...
paracaídas (Spanish): parachute
Definitions
- parachute
Ancestry of “paracaídas”, step by step
paracaídas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish parar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | parar | to stop, halt; to put up, stand up; to lift,... |
| 2 | Latin | parāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | parō | to arrange, order, contrive, design |
| 4 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 7 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |