Where does “parabolic” come from?
Parabolic derives from Ancient Greek παραβολικός, formed from παρά and βάλλω, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European per- and gʷelH-.
parabolic (English): Of, or pertaining to, or in the shape of a...
Definitions
- Of, or pertaining to, or in the shape of a...
Ancestry of “parabolic”, step by step
parabolic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French parabolique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | parabolique | parabolic |
| 2 | French | parabole | parabola; dish; parable |
| 3 | Old French | parabole | parable |
| 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 Ancient Greek παραβολικός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | παραβολικός | parabolic, of or pertaining to a parable |