E 0664          PARIES , SEPARATE

The word " paries " is a loanword from Latin .

The verb " to separate " is of Latin origin .

H 0708            ד ר פ

Concept of root : separation

Hebrew word

pronunciation

English meanings

ד ר פ

parad

, to separate

Related English words

to separate;, paries

Comparison between European words and Hebrew

Languages

Words

Pronunciation

English meanings

Similarity in roots

Hebrew

ד ר פ

parad

to separate

p . r . d

Latin

paries, gen: parietis

paries,

parietis

partition wall

p . r . t

Spanish

pared

pared

wall

p . r . d

English

paries

paries

p . r . (s)

 

 

Proto-Semitic *PARAD --- *PARIET-IS Latin

 

 

The search for an etymology regarding Latin "parietis" has been more intense than succesful. We refrain from repeating it here. The function of a "paries" is that of dividing, separating spaces. The Spanish noun "pared", like Portuguese "parede" have been quoted specifically on account of their similarity with the Hebrew root "P R D". This may just have happened by chance.

 

 

Note:
  • Proto-Semitic. For "P R D" as a root we find in Aramaic "פ ר ד , perad, that besides "he separated" also says " he scattered, drove off". The same "perad" in Syriac means "he ran, fled". Then Arabic has farada = was single, sole". The picture is not clear, though one might consider these meanings related. Probably Proto-Semitic had this root "*פ ר ד , P R D", but it is hard to define all meanings that were then present.

     

 

Note:
  • Indo-European It has been tried to consider as cognates a number of words that have a "P A R-" and a meaning of ""to support, prop up" instead " to separate spaces". The difference in meaning is too big though, and our comparison remains limited to Semitic and Latin.

 

 

 

 
Created: Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 22.30.54 Updated: 19/11/2012 at 11.45.10