Where does “parahoric” come from?
parahoric (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.
parahoric (English): Describing a form of parabolic Iwahori subgroups
Definitions
- Describing a form of parabolic Iwahori subgroups
Ancestry of “parahoric”, step by step
parahoric 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 |