Where does “ruzparole” come from?
ruzparole (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto parole, from Esperanto paroli, from French parler, from Middle French parler, from Old French parler, from Latin parabolō, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή — horse.
ruzparole (Esperanto): speaking slyly
Definitions
- speaking slyly
Ancestry of “ruzparole”, step by step
ruzparole traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto parole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | parole | verbally |
| 2 | Esperanto | paroli | to speak, talk; to speak |
| 3 | French | parler | to speak, talk; to be able to communicate in a... |
| 4 | Middle French | parler | to speak; to talk |
| 5 | Old French | parler | to speak; to talk |
| 6 | Latin | parabolō | to make clear by metaphors |
| 7 | Latin | parabola | A comparison, illustration, likeness; An... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | παραβολή | a placing of two things side by side,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | παραβάλλω | to compare; to set side by side; I set side by... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | πᾰρᾰ- | near; next to; by, near |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 12 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 13 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 14 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |
via Esperanto ruza
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ruza | clever, sly, cunning |
| 2 | French | rusé | past participle of ruser; cunning, wily, crafty |
| 3 | French | ruser | to use one's cunning, to be crafty, to beguile |
| 4 | Latin | recūsāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |