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minus-squareThadden@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoYes, but “para” also means “stop”. Comes from “parar”, “to stop”. In this case it would mean something like “sun stopper”. Or in your example, “breeze stopper”.
minus-squareCousin Mose@lemmy.hogru.chlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoOh wow, I feel like a moron now. I never could figure out why it would be “for wind.”
minus-squareThadden@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoHaha nah you’re alright. Every day we learn something new! Also another one, “umbrella” is “paraguas” (waters stopper) :)
minus-squareOfCourseNot@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 days agoNope that’s French, I think, my French est terrible, but definitely not Spanish.
minus-squareAkasazh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoYup I didn’t take intend it to be a Spanish example btw, just to show that the para prefix works in other languages too.
Yes, but “para” also means “stop”. Comes from “parar”, “to stop”. In this case it would mean something like “sun stopper”. Or in your example, “breeze stopper”.
Oh wow, I feel like a moron now. I never could figure out why it would be “for wind.”
Haha nah you’re alright. Every day we learn something new! Also another one, “umbrella” is “paraguas” (waters stopper) :)
Or parapluie (rain stopper)
Nope that’s French, I think, my French est terrible, but definitely not Spanish.
Yup I didn’t take intend it to be a Spanish example btw, just to show that the para prefix works in other languages too.
Paradise → 🛑🎲
Paradox → 🛑📄