Where does “paraulejar” come from?
paraulejar (Catalan) comes from Catalan paraula, from Old Occitan paraulla, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή, from Ancient Greek παραβάλλω, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus — horse.
paraulejar (Catalan): to chatter, to talk just to talk
Definitions
- to chatter, to talk just to talk
Ancestry of “paraulejar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | paraula | word |
| 2 | Old Occitan | paraulla | word |
| 3 | Latin | parabola | A comparison, illustration, likeness; An... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παραβολή | a placing of two things side by side,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παραβάλλω | to compare; to set side by side; I set side by... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πᾰρᾰ- | near; next to; by, near |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 8 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 9 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |