Where does “parabolano” come from?
parabolano (Italian) comes from Italian parabola, from Late Latin parabola, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή, from Ancient Greek παραβάλλω, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus — horse.
parabolano (Italian): loudmouth, bigmouth
Definitions
- loudmouth, bigmouth
Ancestry of “parabolano”, step by step
parabolano traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian parabola
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | parabola | parabola; course; parable |
| 2 | Late Latin | parabola | parable, speech; speech; A comparison,... |
| 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 | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 9 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |
via Late Latin parabolānus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | parabolānus | — |
| 2 | Latin | parabolus | a daredevil reckless fellow |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παράβολος | — |