Parasole
/ˈpærəsoʊl/noun
A parasol, or sunshade carried or used to protect someone from sunlight.
Did you know?The word combines an Italian verb meaning “to ward off” with the Latin-derived word for “sun,” while the related term “parasol” became the usual English form.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*per-
“To bring forward, procure, or provide; a proposed ancestor of the root behind Latin parare.”
Classical Latin
Latin
parāre
“To prepare, arrange, provide, or make ready; related Latin forms could also convey protection or defense.”
Classical Latin
Latin
sōl
“The sun.”
Medieval Italian
Italian
parasole
“A sunshade; literally a device or object that wards off the sun.”
17th Century
French
parasol
“A sunshade, borrowed from Italian and reshaped in French.”
Modern English
English
parasole
“A historical or variant form of parasol, meaning a sunshade.”