Where does “parhelia” come from?

parhelia (English) comes from English parhelion, from Latin parelion, from Ancient Greek παρήλιον, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos — horse.

parhelia (English): plural of parhelion

Definitions

  1. plural of parhelion

Ancestry of “parhelia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishparhelionA bright spot in the sky due to the refraction of...
2Latinparelionparhelion
3Ancient Greekπαρήλιον—
4Ancient Greekπαρά
5LatinverēdusA fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter
6Gaulishwerēdoshorse
7Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidoshorse
Every word from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos →Every word from Gaulish werēdos →Every word from Latin verēdus →