Where does “palabra” come from?
palabra (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese palavra, from Old Portuguese paravla, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή, from Ancient Greek παραβάλλω, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus.
palabra (Galician): word; promise
Ancestry of “palabra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | palavra | word |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | paravla | Alternative form of palavra |
| 3 | Latin | parabola | A comparison, illustration, likeness; An... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παραβολή | a placing of two things side by side,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παραβάλλω | to compare; to set side by side; I set side by... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πᾰρᾰ- | near; next to; by, near |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 8 | Latin | verēdus | — |
| 9 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | — |