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Where does “parlors” come from?

parlors (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.

parlors (English): plural of parlor

Definitions

  1. plural of parlor

Ancestry of “parlors”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishparlorThe living room of a house, or a room for...
2EnglishparlourBritain standard spelling of parlor
3Old Frenchparleor—
4Old Frenchparlerto speak; to talk
5Latinparabolō—
6LatinparabolaA comparison, illustration, likeness; An...
7Ancient Greekπαραβολήa placing of two things side by side,...
8Ancient Greekπαραβάλλωto compare; to set side by side; I set side by...
9Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
10Ancient Greekπαρά
11Latinverēdus—
12Gaulishwerēdoshorse
13Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—
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