Where does “parable” come from?
Parable comes from Latin parabola, from Latin parare meaning "to prepare," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- meaning "to throw."
parable (English): A short narrative illustrating a lesson by...
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- A short narrative illustrating a lesson by...
Ancestry of “parable”, step by step
parable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English parable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | parable | A parable or narrative; A maxim or byword, a... |
| 2 | Old French | parable | — |
| 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 |
via Latin parābilis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | parābilis | obtainable; at hand, available |
| 2 | Latin | parāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | parō | to arrange, order, contrive, design |
| 4 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 7 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |