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Where does “parole” come from?

parole (Slovak) comes from French Parole, from Middle French parole, from Old French parole, from Vulgar Latin paraula, from Late Latin parabola, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή, from Ancient Greek παραβάλλω.

parole (Slovak): parole

Definitions

  1. parole

Ancestry of “parole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchParoleWord
2Middle Frenchparoleword
3Old Frenchparoleword; the right to speak
4Vulgar Latinparaula—
5Late Latinparabolaparable, speech; speech; A comparison,...
6LatinparabolaA comparison, illustration, likeness; An...
7Ancient Greekπαραβολήa placing of two things side by side,...
8Ancient Greekπαραβάλλωto compare; to set side by side; I set side by...
9Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
10Ancient Greekπαρά
11Latinverēdus—
12Gaulishwerēdoshorse
13Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—
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