verb/paˈɾaɾ/
to stop, halt; to stand up; to put something in a vertical position; to put someone in a vertical position; to get up (from bed)
“Me paro a las 6 am” — I get up at 6 am
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₃o- Proto-Italic *paro- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *parāō Latin parō Old Spanish parar Spanish parar Inherited from Old Spanish parar, from Latin parō.