köken: From Middle Dutch prayeel (“lawn, garden, overgrown seat”), from Old French präel (“enclosed pasture”), derived from Old French pred (“meadow”), from Latin prātum (“meadow”).
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Italic *spekjō Old Latin speciō Latin specula From Old Latin speciō + -ula (diminutive suffix) or -ula (instrument suffix); it is disputed whether these suffixes have the same ultimate origin. Compare speculum (“mirror”) (with similar formation, but different meaning and gender) and scopulus,…
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köken: From Sanskrit ศาลา (śā́lā, “court; hall; house; workshop”); perhaps via Old Khmer śālā, śāla (“court; hall; house; covered shelter; workshop; large building; large room; etc”). Cognate with Lü ᦉᦱᦟᦱ (ṡaalaa), Modern Khmer សាលា (saalaa). Cognate with Lao ສາລາ (sā lā). Doublet of ศาล (sǎan).