Etymology of the French word paroisse
the French word paroisse
derived from the Latin word parochia (parish; ecclesiastical district)
derived from the Latin word paroecia (parish; ecclesiastical district)
derived from the Greek word paroikia, παροικία (foreign residence)
derived from the Greek word oikia, οἰκία (properly, residence (abstractly), but usually (concretely) an abode ; by implication, a family (especially domestics); properly, residence, but usually (concretely) an abode; by implication, a family (especially domestics))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weik-
using the Greek prefix para-, παρα-