Etymology of the English word pair
the English word
pairderived from the Old French word
pairederived from the Latin word
pariaderived from the Latin word
par (balanced, level; S:even; corresponding in degree, proportionate, commensurate; equal in power, prestige, importance; equal, counterpart; companion; equal; a match for; of equal size; mate, spouse, partner; measuring up, adequate, matching; pair, set of two; conjugal pair)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perə-Derivations in English
pairing,
stereopair,
pairedCognates
Dutch
paar, Dutch
paren, Dutch
porie, Dutch
prei, English
pore, French
apparier, French
paire, French
pore, French
poireau, German
Paar, German
paaren, German
Pore, German
Porree, Italian
porro, Italian
poro, Latin
par, Latin
porus, Latin
porrum, Lithuanian
pora, Lithuanian
poras, Norwegian
par, Norwegian
pare, Norwegian
pore, Norwegian
purre, Polish
para, Polish
por, Provençal
apariar, Russian
пapa, Russian
пopeй, Russian
пopa, Spanish
poro, Swedish
par, Swedish
para, Swedish
por, Swedish
purjolök, Yiddish
porUsage
Word found in Modern English
