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Where does “parole” come from?

parole (Italian) comes from Italian parola, 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.

parole (Italian): plural of parola; lyrics, words

Definitions

  1. plural of parola; lyrics, words

Ancestry of “parole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianparolaword; speech; instruction or truth
2FrenchParoleWord
3Middle Frenchparoleword
4Old Frenchparoleword; the right to speak
5Vulgar Latinparaula—
6Late Latinparabolaparable, speech; speech; A comparison,...
7LatinparabolaA comparison, illustration, likeness; An...
8Ancient Greekπαραβολήa placing of two things side by side,...
9Ancient Greekπαραβάλλωto compare; to set side by side; I set side by...
10Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
11Ancient Greekπαρά
12Latinverēdus—
13Gaulishwerēdoshorse
14Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—
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