Where does “pourparlers” come from?
pourparlers (French) comes from French pourparler, from Old French pourparler — to talk about; to discuss; to deliberate.
pourparlers (French): parley
Ancestry of “pourparlers”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | pourparler | parley |
| 2 | Old French | pourparler | to talk about; to discuss; to deliberate |