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Where does “parabòlic” come from?

parabòlic (Catalan) comes from Catalan paràbola, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή, from Ancient Greek παραβάλλω, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos.

parabòlic (Catalan): parabolic

Definitions

  1. parabolic

Ancestry of “parabòlic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanparàbolaparabola; parable
2LatinparabolaA comparison, illustration, likeness; An...
3Ancient Greekπαραβολήa placing of two things side by side,...
4Ancient Greekπαραβάλλωto compare; to set side by side; I set side by...
5Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
6Ancient Greekπαρά
7Latinverēdus—
8Gaulishwerēdoshorse
9Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—

Words derived from “parabòlic”

  • parabòlicament
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