Where does “kontraŭparoli” come from?
kontraŭparoli (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto paroli, from French parler, from Middle French parler, from Old French parler, from Latin parabolō, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή, from Ancient Greek παραβάλλω.
kontraŭparoli (Esperanto): to object, speak against
Ancestry of “kontraŭparoli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | paroli | to speak, talk; to speak |
| 2 | French | parler | to speak, talk; to be able to communicate in a... |
| 3 | Middle French | parler | to speak; to talk |
| 4 | Old French | parler | to speak; to talk |
| 5 | Latin | parabolō | — |
| 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 | — |