Where does “parlamentsvalg” come from?
parlamentsvalg (Danish) comes from Danish parlament, 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- — horse.
parlamentsvalg (Danish): general election, parliamentary election
Definitions
- general election, parliamentary election
Ancestry of “parlamentsvalg”, step by step
parlamentsvalg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish parlament
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | parlament | parliament |
| 2 | Old French | parlement | discussion; discourse; debate; argument;... |
| 3 | Old French | parler | to speak; to talk |
| 4 | Latin | parabolō | to make clear by metaphors |
| 5 | Latin | parabola | A comparison, illustration, likeness; An... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παραβολή | a placing of two things side by side,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παραβάλλω | to compare; to set side by side; I set side by... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πᾰρᾰ- | near; next to; by, near |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 10 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 11 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 12 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |