Where does “parlour” come from?
parlour (English) comes from Old French parleor, from Old French parler, from Latin parabolō, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή, from Ancient Greek παραβάλλω, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά — horse.
parlour (English): Britain standard spelling of parlor
Definitions
- Britain standard spelling of parlor
Ancestry of “parlour”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | parleor | — |
| 2 | Old French | parler | to speak; to talk |
| 3 | Latin | parabolō | to make clear by metaphors |
| 4 | Latin | parabola | A comparison, illustration, likeness; An... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παραβολή | a placing of two things side by side,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παραβάλλω | to compare; to set side by side; I set side by... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πᾰρᾰ- | near; next to; by, near |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 9 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 10 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |