Where does “parol” come from?
parol (Tagalog) comes from English parol, 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 — horse.
parol (Tagalog): a parol
Definitions
- a parol
Ancestry of “parol”, step by step
parol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English parol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | parol | Word of mouth; Verbal, oral, informal; A word; an... |
| 2 | Middle French | parole | word |
| 3 | Old French | parole | word; the right to speak |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | paraula | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | parabola | parable, speech; speech; A comparison,... |
| 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 |
via Spanish farol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | farol | lantern; headlight; streetlamp |
| 2 | Spanish | faro | lighthouse; beacon; headlight, headlamp |
| 3 | Latin | pharus | lighthouse |
| 4 | French | phare | leading, signature, key, flagship; lighthouse;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φάρος | pharynx; plough; ploughing |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φᾶρος | large piece of cloth, web; wide cloak or mantle... |