Etymograph

English

Paris

Paris comes from Latin Parīsiī, from Transalpine Gaulish *parios ‘cauldron’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- ‘to do’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷer-‘to do’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*kʷaryos‘cauldron’root as named · steps between not traced
  3. Transalpine Gaulishmodern*parios‘cauldron’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEParīsiī
  5. Old Frenchc. 842–1400Paris
  6. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Parys
  7. Englishearliest quotation 1996Paris

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷer-‘to do’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*kʷaryos‘cauldron’root as named · steps between not traced
  3. Transalpine Gaulishmodern*parios‘cauldron’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEParīsiī
  5. Old Frenchc. 842–1400Paris
  6. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Parys
  7. Englishearliest quotation 1996Paris

Earliest quotation: 1996, Eldon Black, Prologue: 1960-1967: “And of course, in July 1967 De Gaulle did…”

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- ‘to do’

ceremony, karma, ceremonial, 4 more

Another origin of Paris

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*per-uncertain
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΠάρις
  3. EnglishtodayParis

Today it means

name The capital and largest city of France.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- / Paris

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