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Where does “paroli” come from?

paroli (English) comes from French paroli, from Italian paroli, from Italian parolo, from Latin parāre, from Latin parō, from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic pektos, from Proto-Indo-European peg- — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

paroli (English): cumulative bet in card games

Definitions

  1. cumulative bet in card games

Ancestry of “paroli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchparolia double stake
2Italianparoli—
3Italianparolo—
4Latinparāre—
5Latinparō—
6Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
7Proto-Italicpektos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
9Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

Words derived from “paroli”

  • parlay
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