Etymology

parietary

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Today it means: Any of several species of Parietaria. Full definition →

Middle English peritorie ← Anglo-Norman paritarie ← Late Latin parietāria
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromparietāria“the herb pellitory (noun)”
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromparitarie
  3. Middle English · inherited fromperitorie
  4. English todayparietary

Inherited from Middle English peritorie, from Anglo-Norman paritarie, peritorie, from Late Latin parietāria (“the herb pellitory (noun)”), from parietarius (“of or belonging to a wall (adjective)”), which the modern English form has been remodelled on. Compare pellitory, parietal.

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