Where does “parabola” come from?
parabola (New Latin) comes from Ancient Greek παραβολή, from Ancient Greek παραβάλλω, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos.
Ancestry of “parabola”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | παραβολή | a placing of two things side by side,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | παραβάλλω | to compare; to set side by side; I set side by... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πᾰρᾰ- | near; next to; by, near |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 5 | Latin | verēdus | — |
| 6 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | — |
Words derived from “parabola”