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Where does “parlant” come from?

parlant (Catalan) comes from Catalan parlar, from Old Catalan parlar, from Latin parabolāre, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή, from Ancient Greek παραβάλλω, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά.

parlant (Catalan): speaking; speaker

Definitions

  1. speaking; speaker

Ancestry of “parlant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanparlarto speak; to talk about, to mention, to address
2Old Catalanparlar—
3Latinparabolāre—
4LatinparabolaA comparison, illustration, likeness; An...
5Ancient Greekπαραβολήa placing of two things side by side,...
6Ancient Greekπαραβάλλωto compare; to set side by side; I set side by...
7Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
8Ancient Greekπαρά
9Latinverēdus—
10Gaulishwerēdoshorse
11Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—

Words derived from “parlant”

  • castellanoparlant
  • catalanoparlant
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