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Well the prefix 'para' could mean 'for', or 'with', and the suffix 'sol' means 'sun' (both root words originating from Latin), so my guess is that it means 'for sun'.

French, from Italian parasole : parare, to shield (from Latin parāre, to prepare) + sole, sun (from Latin sōl)

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