Where does “pareja” come from?

pareja (Spanish) comes from Spanish parejo, from Latin pariculus, from Latin pār, from Proto-Indo-European perH-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

pareja (Spanish): couple; partner; feminine singular of parejo

Definitions

  1. couple; partner; feminine singular of parejo

Ancestry of “pareja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishparejolevel; uniform; even
2Latinpariculuskindred, similar
3Latinpāreven (of a number)
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanperH-to fly; fore, first; exchange
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “pareja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perH- →