English
par
Abbreviations
Another origin of par
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*per-reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*per‘through, by means of’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEper‘through’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400par
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘through, by’
- Englishtodaysame form
Another origin of par
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*perh₂-‘to exchange, sell’uncertain
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpār‘equal’
- Englishtodaypar
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / par