Where does “parabolism” come from?
parabolism (English) comes from English parabola, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή, from Ancient Greek παραβάλλω, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos — horse.
parabolism (English): The division of the terms of an equation by a...
Definitions
- The division of the terms of an equation by a...
Ancestry of “parabolism”, step by step
parabolism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English parabola
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | parabola | The conic section formed by the intersection of a... |
| 2 | Latin | parabola | A comparison, illustration, likeness; An... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παραβολή | a placing of two things side by side,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παραβάλλω | to compare; to set side by side; I set side by... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πᾰρᾰ- | near; next to; by, near |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 7 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 8 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |