Where does “palaverment” come from?
palaverment (English) comes from English palaver, from Portuguese palavra, from Late Latin parabola, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή, from Ancient Greek παραβάλλω, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά — horse.
palaverment (English): Talk or chatter; palaver
Definitions
- Talk or chatter; palaver
Ancestry of “palaverment”, step by step
palaverment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English palaver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | palaver | A village council meeting; Talk, especially... |
| 2 | Portuguese | palavra | word; the ability or permission to talk; word;... |
| 3 | Late Latin | parabola | parable, speech; speech; A comparison,... |
| 4 | Latin | parabola | A comparison, illustration, likeness; An... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παραβολή | a placing of two things side by side,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παραβάλλω | to compare; to set side by side; I set side by... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πᾰρᾰ- | near; next to; by, near |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 9 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 10 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |