Where does “parola” come from?
parola (Italian) comes from French Parole, from Middle French parole, from Old French parole, from Vulgar Latin paraula, from Late Latin parabola, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή, from Ancient Greek παραβάλλω — horse.
parola (Italian): word; speech; instruction or truth
Definitions
- word; speech; instruction or truth
Ancestry of “parola”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Parole | Word |
| 2 | Middle French | parole | word |
| 3 | Old French | parole | word; the right to speak |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | paraula | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | parabola | parable, speech; speech; A comparison,... |
| 6 | Latin | parabola | A comparison, illustration, likeness; An... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παραβολή | a placing of two things side by side,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | παραβάλλω | to compare; to set side by side; I set side by... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πᾰρᾰ- | near; next to; by, near |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 11 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 12 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 13 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |