Where does “parque” come from?
parque (Spanish) comes from Portuguese parque, from Russian парк, from English park, from Korean 박, from Chinese 泊, from English poise, from Middle English poys, from Middle French pois — to stretch.
parque (Spanish): park; parking lot; ammo
Definitions
- park; parking lot; ammo
Ancestry of “parque”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | parque | park |
| 2 | Russian | парк | park; yard, depot; fleet, stock |
| 3 | English | park | An area of land set aside for environment... |
| 4 | Korean | 박 | gourd; calabash; gourd shell; head |
| 5 | Chinese | 泊 | — |
| 6 | English | poise | A state of balance, equilibrium or stability;... |
| 7 | Middle English | poys | — |
| 8 | Middle French | pois | weight |
| 9 | Latin | pēnsum | allotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day) |
| 10 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |