parley

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπαραβολή
2. Latin · derived fromparabola“comparison”
3. Late Latin · derived fromparabolō
4. Old French · derived fromparler“to talk; to speak”
5. Middle English · inherited fromparlai“speech, parley”
6. English todayparley

From Middle English parlai (“speech, parley”), from Old French parler (“to talk; to speak”), from Late Latin parabolō, from Latin parabola (“comparison”), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ), from παρά (pará, “beside”) with βολή (bolḗ, “throwing”). Doublet of palaver.

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