Where does “parboil” come from?
parboil (English) comes from Old French parbouillir, from Old French parbolir, from Latin perbulliō, from Latin per, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle — that.
parboil (English): To boil food briefly so that it is partly cooked
Definitions
- To boil food briefly so that it is partly cooked
Ancestry of “parboil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | parbouillir | Alternative form of parbolir; to boil thoroughly |
| 2 | Old French | parbolir | to boil completely |
| 3 | Latin | perbulliō | — |
| 4 | Latin | per | through, by means of; throughout, during |
| 5 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 6 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 7 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 8 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |