Where does “parolee” come from?
parolee (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.
parolee (English): A person who is released on parole
Definitions
- A person who is released on parole
Ancestry of “parolee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 12 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 13 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | — |