Where does “parloar” come from?
parloar (Romanian) comes from French parloir, from French parler, from Middle French parler, from Old French parler, from Latin parabolō, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή, from Ancient Greek παραβάλλω — horse.
parloar (Romanian): parlor
Definitions
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Ancestry of “parloar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | parloir | parlour (of house, covent) |
| 2 | French | parler | to speak, talk; to be able to communicate in a... |
| 3 | Middle French | parler | to speak; to talk |
| 4 | Old French | parler | to speak; to talk |
| 5 | Latin | parabolō | to make clear by metaphors |
| 6 | Latin | parabola | A comparison, illustration, likeness; An... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παραβολή | a placing of two things side by side,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | παραβάλλω | to compare; to set side by side; I set side by... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πᾰρᾰ- | near; next to; by, near |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 11 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 12 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 13 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |