Where does “parle” come from?
Parle comes from Old French parler, from Late Latin parabolo, from Latin parabola (comparison), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (a placing beside), from παρά (beside) and βάλλω (to throw).
parle (English): Parley; talk; A nasty encounter; To talk; to...
Definitions
- Parley; talk; A nasty encounter; To talk; to...
Ancestry of “parle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | parlen | To talk or discuss |
| 2 | Middle French | parler | to speak; to talk |
| 3 | Old French | parler | to speak; to talk |
| 4 | Latin | parabolō | to make clear by metaphors |
| 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 |