Where does “parabolicness” come from?
parabolicness (English) comes from English parabolic, from French parabolique, from French parabole, from Old French parabole, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή, from Ancient Greek παραβάλλω, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- — horse.
parabolicness (English): The quality of being parabolic
Definitions
- The quality of being parabolic
Ancestry of “parabolicness”, step by step
parabolicness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English parabolic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | parabolic | Of, or pertaining to, or in the shape of a... |
| 2 | French | parabolique | parabolic |
| 3 | French | parabole | parabola; dish; parable |
| 4 | Old French | parabole | parable |
| 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 | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 11 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 12 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |