Where does “parable” come from?
parable (Middle English) comes from Old French parable, from Late Latin parabola, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή, from Ancient Greek παραβάλλω, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus — horse.
parable (Middle English): A parable or narrative; A maxim or byword, a...
Definitions
- A parable or narrative; A maxim or byword, a...
Ancestry of “parable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | parable | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | parabola | parable, speech; speech; A comparison,... |
| 3 | Latin | parabola | A comparison, illustration, likeness; An... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παραβολή | a placing of two things side by side,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παραβάλλω | to compare; to set side by side; I set side by... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πᾰρᾰ- | near; next to; by, near |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 8 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 9 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |