Where does “paratoad” come from?
paratoad (Welsh) comes from Welsh paratoi, from Welsh parod, from Middle Welsh parawt, from Proto-Brythonic *parọd, from Latin paratus, from Latin parō, from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic pektos — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
paratoad (Welsh): preparation, provision
Definitions
- preparation, provision
Ancestry of “paratoad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | paratoi | to prepare |
| 2 | Welsh | parod | ready; obliging, willing |
| 3 | Middle Welsh | parawt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Brythonic | *parọd | ready, prepared |
| 5 | Latin | paratus | prepared, arranged, having been prepared or... |
| 6 | Latin | parō | to arrange, order, contrive, design |
| 7 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 10 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |