Where does “parlar” come from?
parlar (Old Portuguese) comes from Old Occitan parlar, from Latin parabolāre, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή, from Ancient Greek παραβάλλω, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus — horse.
parlar (Old Portuguese): to talk, chat
Definitions
- to talk, chat
Ancestry of “parlar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | parlar | to speak |
| 2 | Latin | parabolāre | — |
| 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 |