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by gregschlom 1072 days ago
Small nitpick: the "para" prefix comes from Latin and means to defend, to protect against. Thus "Paraguas" is to protect against water. In French, you similarly have parapluie (to protect against rain), paratonnerre (lighting rod), etc..
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Neat, I was not aware of that. Thanks!