Where does “parlament” come from?
parlament (Maltese) 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.
parlament (Maltese): parliament
Definitions
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Ancestry of “parlament”, step by step
| 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 |