Etymology of the French word parlement
the French word
parlementderived from the Old French word
parlerderived from the Latin word
parabolarederived from the Latin word
parabola (comparison; explanatory illustration; parable; parabola)
derived from the Greek word
parabole, παραβολή (a similitude ('parable'); (symbolic) fictitious narrative (of common life conveying a moral), apothegm or adage)
derived from the Greek word
paraballein, παραβάλλω
derived from the Greek word
para, παρά (near, along, beside, close to)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perderived from the Greek word
ballein, βάλλω (to throw)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷelə-Date
The earliest known usage of parlement in French dates from the 11th century.
Derivations in French
parlementer,
parlementaireDerivations in other languages
English
parliament, Romanian
parlamentCognates
Dutch
parlement, English
parliament, German
Parlament, Italian
parlamento, Lithuanian
parlamentas, Norwegian
parlament, Polish
parlament, Provençal
parlament, Russian
парламент, Swedish
parlamentUsage
Word found in Old French, Modern French
