Where does “umpire” come from?
umpire (Spanish) comes from English umpire, from Middle English noumper, from Old French nonper, from Old French per, from Latin pār, from Proto-Indo-European perH-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
umpire (Spanish): umpire
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Ancestry of “umpire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | umpire | The official who presides over a tennis game sat... |
| 2 | Middle English | noumper | An arbitrator; an umpire |
| 3 | Old French | nonper | odd number, not even |
| 4 | Old French | per | by; equal |
| 5 | Latin | pār | even (of a number) |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | perH- | to fly; fore, first; exchange |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |