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