Where does “parler gaga” come from?
parler gaga (French) comes 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, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- — horse.
parler gaga (French): a French variety spoken in the French city of Saint-Étienne, the North of the Forez and around
Definitions
- a French variety spoken in the French city of Saint-Étienne, the North of the Forez and around
Ancestry of “parler gaga”, step by step
parler gaga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French parler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | parler | to speak, talk; to be able to communicate in a... |
| 2 | Middle French | parler | to speak; to talk |
| 3 | Old French | parler | to speak; to talk |
| 4 | Latin | parabolō | to make clear by metaphors |
| 5 | Latin | parabola | A comparison, illustration, likeness; An... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παραβολή | a placing of two things side by side,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παραβάλλω | to compare; to set side by side; I set side by... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πᾰρᾰ- | near; next to; by, near |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 10 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 11 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 12 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |
via French gaga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | gaga | gaga (senile) |
| 2 | French | gâter | to spoil, ruin; to go bad, go off |
| 3 | Middle French | gaster | to waste; to destroy |
| 4 | Old French | gaster | to waste; to destroy |
| 5 | Latin | vastus | Empty, unoccupied, i.e. waste, desert; Desolate,... |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | wāstos | empty |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂- | to leave, abandon, give out |