Where does “parlement” come from?
parlement (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French parlement, from Old French parler, from Latin parabolō, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή, from Ancient Greek παραβάλλω, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά.
Ancestry of “parlement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | parlement | discussion; discourse; debate; argument;... |
| 2 | Old French | parler | to speak; to talk |
| 3 | Latin | parabolō | — |
| 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 | — |
| 10 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | — |
Words derived from “parlement”