Where does “parabola” come from?
parabola (French) comes from French paraboler, from French parabole, from Old French parabole, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή, from Ancient Greek παραβάλλω, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά — horse.
parabola (French): third-person singular past historic of paraboler
Definitions
- third-person singular past historic of paraboler
Ancestry of “parabola”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | paraboler | To move in a parabolic trajectory; To speak in... |
| 2 | French | parabole | parabola; dish; parable |
| 3 | Old French | parabole | parable |
| 4 | Latin | parabola | A comparison, illustration, likeness; An... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παραβολή | a placing of two things side by side,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παραβάλλω | to compare; to set side by side; I set side by... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πᾰρᾰ- | near; next to; by, near |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 9 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 10 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |