Where does “semiparabola” come from?
semiparabola (English) comes from English parabola, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή, from Ancient Greek παραβάλλω, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos.
semiparabola (English): One branch of a parabola, terminating at the...
Definitions
- One branch of a parabola, terminating at the...
Ancestry of “semiparabola”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | parabola | The conic section formed by the intersection of a... |
| 2 | Latin | parabola | A comparison, illustration, likeness; An... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παραβολή | a placing of two things side by side,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παραβάλλω | to compare; to set side by side; I set side by... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πᾰρᾰ- | near; next to; by, near |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 7 | Latin | verēdus | — |
| 8 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | — |