Where does “parlement” come from?
parlement (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch parlement, from Middle Dutch parlement, from Old French parlement, from Old French parler, from Latin parabolō, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή, from Ancient Greek παραβάλλω.
parlement (Afrikaans): parliament
Ancestry of “parlement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | parlement | parliament; conversation, talking, discussion,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | parlement | — |
| 3 | Old French | parlement | discussion; discourse; debate; argument;... |
| 4 | Old French | parler | to speak; to talk |
| 5 | Latin | parabolō | — |
| 6 | Latin | parabola | A comparison, illustration, likeness; An... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παραβολή | a placing of two things side by side,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | παραβάλλω | to compare; to set side by side; I set side by... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πᾰρᾰ- | near; next to; by, near |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 11 | Latin | verēdus | — |
| 12 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 13 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | — |