Etymograph

English

Parisii

Parisii 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. EnglishtodayParisii

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. EnglishtodayParisii

Linked words

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

ceremony, karma, ceremonial, 4 more

Today it means

noun A Celtic tribe of Gallia Lugdunensis, whose chief town was Lutetia; Paris, the capital of France, is named after them.

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

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

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