par
Pronunciation: [ˈpaːr]
“par” is a Latin word. Its 6 meanings in English:
adjective
noun
Etymology
Unclear. A traditional reconstruction is Proto-Indo-European *perh₂- (“to exchange, sell”), comparing Ancient Greek πέρνημι (pérnēmi) etc. and Lithuanian pirkti; but this accounts badly for the /a(ː)/. De Vaan suggests *peh₂s- (“to watch (over), see?”), linking Latin pāreō. All possibilities nonetheless suffer semantic problems. Others refrain from assigning an Indo-European root. If Umbrian pars…
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