parricus etymology

Latin word parricus comes from Proto-Germanic *-ukaz, Proto-Germanic *sparrô (A wooden beam, a log.)

Detailed word origin of parricus

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*-ukaz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
*sparrô Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) A wooden beam, a log.
*parrukaz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Enclosure. Fence.
*parrik Frankish (frk) Enclosure. Pen (for animals).
parricus Latin (lat) (Medieval Latin) fence. (Medieval Latin) fenced-in enclosure. (Medieval Latin) game park, cattle reserve.