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Where does “benparlante” come from?

benparlante (Italian) comes from Italian parlante, from Italian parlare, from Latin parabolō, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή, from Ancient Greek παραβάλλω, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά.

benparlante (Italian): well-spoken person

Definitions

  1. well-spoken person

Ancestry of “benparlante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianparlantepresent participle of parlare; talking; lifelike
2Italianparlareto talk; to speak; to cant
3Latinparabolō—
4LatinparabolaA comparison, illustration, likeness; An...
5Ancient Greekπαραβολήa placing of two things side by side,...
6Ancient Greekπαραβάλλωto compare; to set side by side; I set side by...
7Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
8Ancient Greekπαρά
9Latinverēdus—
10Gaulishwerēdoshorse
11Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—
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