Where does “parlorish” come from?
parlorish (English) comes from English parlor, from English parlour, from Old French parleor, from Old French parler, from Latin parabolō, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή, from Ancient Greek παραβάλλω — horse.
parlorish (English): Resembling or characteristic of a parlor
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a parlor
Ancestry of “parlorish”, step by step
parlorish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English parlor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | parlor | The living room of a house, or a room for... |
| 2 | English | parlour | Britain standard spelling of parlor |
| 3 | Old French | parleor | — |
| 4 | Old French | parler | to speak; to talk |
| 5 | Latin | parabolō | to make clear by metaphors |
| 6 | Latin | parabola | A comparison, illustration, likeness; An... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παραβολή | a placing of two things side by side,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | παραβάλλω | to compare; to set side by side; I set side by... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πᾰρᾰ- | near; next to; by, near |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 11 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 12 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 13 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |