pariculus

Latin

Etymology

From pār (“equal, alike”) +‎ -culus (diminutive ending). Attested in the Lex Salica.[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

pariculus (feminine paricula, neuter pariculum); first/second-declension adjective (Late Latin)

  1. kindred, similar

Declension

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Notes

Several descendants presuppose a feminine collective noun *paricula, meaning 'pair' or similar. Some derive from the masculine plural pariculī.

Descendants

References
  1. Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “parĭcŭlus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 7: N–Pas, page 650
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