Where does “parablelike” come from?
parablelike (English) comes from English parable, from Middle English parable, from Old French parable, from Late Latin parabola, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή, from Ancient Greek παραβάλλω, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-.
parablelike (English): Resembling a parable or some aspect of one
Definitions
- Resembling a parable or some aspect of one
Ancestry of “parablelike”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | parable | A short narrative illustrating a lesson by... |
| 2 | Middle English | parable | A parable or narrative; A maxim or byword, a... |
| 3 | Old French | parable | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | parabola | parable, speech; speech; A comparison,... |
| 5 | Latin | parabola | A comparison, illustration, likeness; An... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παραβολή | a placing of two things side by side,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παραβάλλω | to compare; to set side by side; I set side by... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πᾰρᾰ- | near; next to; by, near |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 10 | Latin | verēdus | — |
| 11 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 12 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | — |