Where does “parles” come from?
parles (Middle English) comes from Middle English perilous, from Old French perilleus, from Latin periculosus, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.
Ancestry of “parles”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | perilous | Full of danger or peril; dangerous, harmful,... |
| 2 | Old French | perilleus | perilous; very dangerous |
| 3 | Latin | periculosus | dangerous, hazardous, perilous |
| 4 | Latin | -ōsus | ose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to) |
| 5 | Old Latin | -ōssus | — |