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Where does “sin par” come from?

sin par (Spanish) comes from Spanish par, from Latin pār, from Proto-Indo-European perH-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

sin par (Spanish): one-of-a-kind, unparalleled, peerless, unique

Definitions

  1. one-of-a-kind, unparalleled, peerless, unique

Ancestry of “sin par”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpareven; pair; couple
2Latinpār—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanperH-to fly; fore, first; exchange
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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