Where does “nonparlor” come from?
nonparlor (English) comes from English parlor, from English parlour, from Old French parleor, from Old French parler, from Latin parabolō, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή, from Ancient Greek παραβάλλω — horse.
nonparlor (English): Not having a room designated as a parlor
Definitions
- Not having a room designated as a parlor
Ancestry of “nonparlor”, step by step
nonparlor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English parlor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | parlor | The living room of a house, or a room for... |
| 2 | English | parlour | Britain standard spelling of parlor |
| 3 | Old French | parleor | — |
| 4 | Old French | parler | to speak; to talk |
| 5 | Latin | parabolō | to make clear by metaphors |
| 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 |