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