Where does “parlamentum” come from?
parlamentum (Latin) comes from Italian parlamento, 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 — horse.
parlamentum (Latin): discussion
Definitions
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Ancestry of “parlamentum”, step by step
parlamentum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian parlamento
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | parlamento | conversation, talk; public assembly or meeting;... |
| 2 | Italian | parlare | to talk; to speak; to cant |
| 3 | Latin | parabolō | to make clear by metaphors |
| 4 | Latin | parabola | A comparison, illustration, likeness; An... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παραβολή | a placing of two things side by side,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παραβάλλω | to compare; to set side by side; I set side by... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πᾰρᾰ- | near; next to; by, near |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 9 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 10 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |
via Old French parlement
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | parlement | discussion; discourse; debate; argument;... |
| 2 | Old French | parler | to speak; to talk |
| 3 | Latin | parabolāre | — |