but — de Vaan
but 'selling' does not mean 'matching'. Alternatively, Latin may be separated from U, pars and go back to ^pas-, *pas- < PIE *pHs-; see pared for a possible candidate. BibL: WH II: 250f., EM 481, Leumann 1977: 220, Untermann 2000: 514. -> pared, parricjda pario parcO, -ere 'to act sparingly, refrain from' [v. Ill; p£ peperci (parcuit, parsi)] (Andr.+) Derivatives: parens 'economical, stingy* (P1.+), parciter … — [de Vaan, s.v. but, p. 458]