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but

but

selling

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What it meant

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]

Where it came from

  • de Vaan, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Brill 2008) Treated in de Vaan, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Brill 2008) s.v. but (scan pp. 458-459; entry #1254). Root candidates: *pas-.

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