French word par comes from Proto-Germanic *feraną, Proto-Indo-European *per (Around. Through.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *feraną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| *per | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Around. Through. |
| *per | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| *prē- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| pro | Latin (lat) | About. According to. As befitting. As, like. Before. For. In front, instead of. On behalf of. |
| par | Old French (fro) | Because of; due to (introduces a medium). By. By (introduces an exclamation). By; through; across. By; via (introduces a medium). In (at a location). |
| par | Middle French (frm) | By (introduces an agent). |
| par | French (fra) | Around, round (inside of). By (used to introduce a means). By (used to introduce the agent in a passive construction). For. From (used to describe the origin of something, especially a view or movement). In. On (situated on, used in certain phrase). On, at, in (used to denote a time something occurs). Out of (used to describe the reason for something). Over (used to express direction). Per, [...] |