Where does “parabola” come from?
Parabola comes from New Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή meaning a placing alongside, from παρά meaning beside and βάλλω meaning to throw, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots per- and gʷelH-.
parabola (English): The conic section formed by the intersection of a...
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- The conic section formed by the intersection of a...
Ancestry of “parabola”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | parabola | A comparison, illustration, likeness; An... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | παραβολή | a placing of two things side by side,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παραβάλλω | to compare; to set side by side; I set side by... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πᾰρᾰ- | near; next to; by, near |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 6 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 7 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |