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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

  1. to stop, halt; to put up, stand up; to lift,...

Ancestry of “parar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinparāre—
2Latinparō—
3Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
4Proto-Italicpektos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
6Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

Words derived from “parar”

  • parade
  • parader
  • preparade
  • paradelike
  • miniparade
  • paradeless
  • paradeth
  • paradest
  • paradegoer
  • antiparade
  • parachoques
  • paragolpes
  • paradita
  • parasol
  • lavaparabrisas
  • parabrisas
  • parada
  • paragüero
  • paragüita
  • paradero
  • paro
  • paraguazo
  • paraguas
  • limpiaparabrisas
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