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Where does “barúil” come from?

barúil (Irish) comes from Middle Irish baramail, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή, from Ancient Greek παραβάλλω, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos.

barúil (Irish): verbal noun of barúil; opinion; think, opine,...

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of barúil; opinion; think, opine,...

Ancestry of “barúil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishbaramailcomparison, the like, match; opinion, conjecture,...
2LatinparabolaA comparison, illustration, likeness; An...
3Ancient Greekπαραβολήa placing of two things side by side,...
4Ancient Greekπαραβάλλωto compare; to set side by side; I set side by...
5Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
6Ancient Greekπαρά
7Latinverēdus—
8Gaulishwerēdoshorse
9Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—

Words derived from “barúil”

  • anbharúil
  • anbharúlach
  • barúlach
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