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parabolo.

to make clear by metaphors

8 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb

  1. to make clear by metaphors

    Early · Medieval-Latin · conjugation-1

  2. to talk; speak; communicate using words

    Early · Medieval-Latin · conjugation-1
    Nostri seniores, sicut audistis, parabolaverunt simul et consideraverunt cum communibus illorum fidelibus de Dei servitio, etc.

  3. to compare

    Early · Medieval-Latin · New-Latin · conjugation-1
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek παρα- (para-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō) Ancient Greek παραβάλλω (parabállō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ)bor. Latin parabola ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin parabolo From parabola (“parable, comparison, allegory”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). First attested from 678 CE in northern France.

verb

  1. to endanger, lack regard for, to risk

    Early · Medieval-Latin · conjugation-1
Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek παραβολεύομαι (paraboleúomai, “venture, lack regard, run hazard”), as a Latin gloss for New Testament, Epistle to Philemon 2:30.

noun

  1. dative/ablative singular of parabolus

    Early · Medieval-Latin · ablative · dative · form-of · singular
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