Where does “parolable” come from?
parolable (English) comes from English parole, from Middle French parole, from Old French parole, from Vulgar Latin paraula, from Late Latin parabola, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή, from Ancient Greek παραβάλλω — horse.
parolable (English): Eligible for parole
Definitions
- Eligible for parole
Ancestry of “parolable”, step by step
parolable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English parole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | parole | The release of a former prisoner under condition... |
| 2 | Middle French | parole | word |
| 3 | Old French | parole | word; the right to speak |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | paraula | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | parabola | parable, speech; speech; A comparison,... |
| 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 able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |