Where does “parler” come from?
parler (French) comes from Middle French parler, from Old French parler, from Latin parabolō, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή, from Ancient Greek παραβάλλω, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά — horse.
parler (French): to speak, talk; to be able to communicate in a...
Definitions
- to speak, talk; to be able to communicate in a...
Ancestry of “parler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | parler | to speak; to talk |
| 2 | Old French | parler | to speak; to talk |
| 3 | Latin | parabolō | to make clear by metaphors |
| 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 |