Where does “parler” come from?
parler (Old French) comes 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, from Gaulish werēdos — horse.
parler (Old French): to speak; to talk
Definitions
- to speak; to talk
Ancestry of “parler”, step by step
parler traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin parabolō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | parabolō | to make clear by metaphors |
| 2 | Latin | parabola | A comparison, illustration, likeness; An... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παραβολή | a placing of two things side by side,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παραβάλλω | to compare; to set side by side; I set side by... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πᾰρᾰ- | near; next to; by, near |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 7 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 8 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |
via Latin parabolāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | parabolāre | — |
via Late Latin parabolo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | parabolo | — |