Where does “anbharúlach” come from?
anbharúlach (Irish) comes from Irish anbharúil, from Irish barúil, from Middle Irish baramail, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή, from Ancient Greek παραβάλλω, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά — horse.
anbharúlach (Irish): conceited
Definitions
- conceited
Ancestry of “anbharúlach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | anbharúil | conceit |
| 2 | Irish | barúil | verbal noun of barúil; opinion; think, opine,... |
| 3 | Middle Irish | baramail | comparison, the like, match; opinion, conjecture,... |
| 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 |