English
Parler
Parler comes from French parler ‘to speak’, from Latin parabola ‘a comparison, illustration, likeness’, and ultimately from Ancient Greek παραβάλλω ‘to throw beside, by or to, to hold out’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπαραβάλλωparabállō‘to throw beside, by or to, to hold out’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπαραβολήparabolḗ‘comparison, illustration, analogy’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEparabola‘a comparison, illustration, likeness’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEparabolāre
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400parler‘to speak’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form‘to speak’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘to speak’
- Englishearliest quotation 2021Parler
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπαραβάλλωparabállō‘to throw beside, by or to, to hold out’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπαραβολήparabolḗ‘comparison, illustration, analogy’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEparabola‘a comparison, illustration, likeness’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEparabolāre
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400parler‘to speak’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form‘to speak’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘to speak’
- Englishearliest quotation 2021Parler
Earliest quotation: 2021, Jack Nicas, Parler, a Social Network That Attracted Trump Fans, Returns : “Getting iced out by the tech giants turned Parler…”
A compound of πᾰρᾰ́ ‘from’ + παρα- + βάλλω ‘to throw, cast, hurl’
Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- ‘before, in front’
Proto-Hellenic *pərai ‘from’
Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ ‘from’
Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- ‘to throw, reach, pierce’
Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō
Ancient Greek βάλλω ‘to throw, cast, hurl’
Linked words
through Ancient Greek παραβολή ‘comparison, illustration, analogy’
through Latin parabola ‘a comparison, illustration, likeness’
parole, parable, parabola, 4 more
through Old French parler ‘to speak’
Today it means
name An online social networking service.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek παραβάλλω / Parler