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The Learning Kingdom's Cool Word of the Day for September 13, 1999
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parasol [n. PARE-uh-sol]
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When the sun is hot, you could carry a light umbrella called a
parasol to create some shade. Parasols used to be much more popular
than they are today.
As you might expect, the -sol suffix in this word comes ultimately
from Latin sol (sun). In many words, the prefix para- means beside,
beyond, or similar to, and all of these meanings derived originally
from the Greek root para (beside). Does a parasol put you "beyond
the sun?"
In this case, the prefix is from a different root. Parasol comes from
Italian parasole, a compound of parare (to shield) and sole (sun),
from Latin parare (to prepare) and sol (sun). The same "protection"
para- also appears in parachute (protects against a fall) and in the
French parapluie (umbrella).
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