parking

Created in France from the verb 'to park', derived from the noun 'park', itself a derivative of the French word 'parc'. In English, the word 'parking' is not used alone to designate a specific place set aside for parking: English uses phrases like 'car park' (or 'parking lot' in the United States), 'parking permit', 'parking ticket', 'parking pass', 'parking meter', 'parking spot', etc. It is a kind of false friend, in the sense that 'un parking' cannot be translated as 'a parking'.