Where does “nonparabolicity” come from?
nonparabolicity (English) comes from English parabolicity, from English parabolic, from French parabolique, from French parabole, from Old French parabole, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή, from Ancient Greek παραβάλλω — horse.
nonparabolicity (English): The condition of being nonparabolic
Definitions
- The condition of being nonparabolic
Ancestry of “nonparabolicity”, step by step
nonparabolicity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English parabolicity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | parabolicity | The condition of being parabolic |
| 2 | English | parabolic | Of, or pertaining to, or in the shape of a... |
| 3 | French | parabolique | parabolic |
| 4 | French | parabole | parabola; dish; parable |
| 5 | Old French | parabole | parable |
| 6 | Latin | parabola | A comparison, illustration, likeness; An... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παραβολή | a placing of two things side by side,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | παραβάλλω | to compare; to set side by side; I set side by... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πᾰρᾰ- | near; next to; by, near |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 11 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 12 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 13 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |