Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “parlor” come from?

Parlor comes from Old French parleor, a room or place for conversation, derived from the verb parler meaning to speak.

parlor (English): The living room of a house, or a room for...

Definitions

  1. The living room of a house, or a room for...

Ancestry of “parlor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishparlourBritain standard spelling of parlor
2Old Frenchparleor—
3Old Frenchparlerto speak; to talk
4Latinparabolō—
5LatinparabolaA comparison, illustration, likeness; An...
6Ancient Greekπαραβολήa placing of two things side by side,...
7Ancient Greekπαραβάλλωto compare; to set side by side; I set side by...
8Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
9Ancient Greekπαρά
10Latinverēdus—
11Gaulishwerēdoshorse
12Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—

Words derived from “parlor”

  • parlormaid
  • parlorless
  • parlors
Every word from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos →