Where does “parler” come from?
parler (Middle French) comes 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, from Latin verēdus.
parler (Middle French): to speak; to talk
Ancestry of “parler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | parler | to speak; to talk |
| 2 | Latin | parabolō | — |
| 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 | — |
| 9 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | — |
Words derived from “parler”