Where does “interparliamentary” come from?
interparliamentary (English) comes from English parliamentary, from English parliament, from Middle English parlement, from Anglo-Norman parliament, from Old French parlement, from Old French parler, from Latin parabolō, from Latin parabola — horse.
interparliamentary (English): Between parliaments
Definitions
- Between parliaments
Ancestry of “interparliamentary”, step by step
interparliamentary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English parliamentary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | parliamentary | Of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament;... |
| 2 | English | parliament | A formal council summoned to discuss important... |
| 3 | Middle English | parlement | A discussion or conversation; talking |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | parliament | — |
| 5 | Old French | parlement | discussion; discourse; debate; argument;... |
| 6 | Old French | parler | to speak; to talk |
| 7 | Latin | parabolō | to make clear by metaphors |
| 8 | Latin | parabola | A comparison, illustration, likeness; An... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | παραβολή | a placing of two things side by side,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | παραβάλλω | to compare; to set side by side; I set side by... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | πᾰρᾰ- | near; next to; by, near |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 13 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 14 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 15 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |
via English inter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 2 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 3 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |