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Where does “παραβολή” come from?

παραβολή (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek παραβάλλω, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos.

παραβολή (Ancient Greek): a placing of two things side by side,...

Definitions

  1. a placing of two things side by side,...

Ancestry of “παραβολή”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαραβάλλωto compare; to set side by side; I set side by...
2Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
3Ancient Greekπαρά
4Latinverēdus—
5Gaulishwerēdoshorse
6Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—

Words derived from “παραβολή”

  • parliament
  • parliamentary
  • parable
  • parole
  • parlance
  • parabolic
  • parley
  • parabola
  • parol
  • palaver
  • parliamentarian
  • parle
  • palabra
  • paraboloid
  • parolee
  • parliamentarianism
  • unparliamentary
  • extraparliamentary
  • parabolically
  • paraboloidal
  • parabole
  • Polari
  • interparliamentary
  • nonparabolicity
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