Etymology

parliamentary

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Today it means: Of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament. Full definition →

English parliament ← Middle English parlement ← Old French parlement
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parliamentary · adjective, noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pərai
  4. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)
  5. Ancient Greekπαρα- (para-)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gʷelH-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō
  8. Ancient Greekβάλλω (bállō)
  9. Ancient Greekπαραβάλλω (parabállō)
  10. Ancient Greekπαραβολή (parabolḗ)
  11. Latinparabola
  12. Latinparabolāre
  13. Old Frenchparler (to speak)
  14. Old Frenchparlement
  15. Middle Englishparlement
  16. Englishparliament
  17. English todayparliamentary

From parliament + -ary.

Parliamentary · adjective2

From Parliament + -ary.

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