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