Latin

par

‘equal’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin par.

12 English words in this record descend from Latin par, most familiar first.

• pair ← paire ← paire ← paria
• compare ← comparen ← comparer ← comparare ← compar
• par
• peer ← per ← peir
• disparity ← disparité ← disparitātem ← dispār
• parity ← parité ← paritās
• umpire ← nonper ← non
• peerless ← perles ← per ← per
• parricide ← parricīda
• pareil ← pariculus
• imparipinnate ← impar
• imparisyllabic ← impar

Etymograph / Latin par