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Where does “parabolō” come from?

parabolō (Latin) comes 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, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos.

Ancestry of “parabolō”, step by step

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