12th cent. Old Spanish parabla via metathesis. From Late Latin parabola "speech" but originally in Latin "comparison." Borrowed from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolé) "comparison;" "parable" (whence parábola).
Romance
Asturian pallabra, Portuguese parábola, Galician palabra, Catalan paraula, French palabre, Italian parabola, Romanian parabolă, Sardinian paragula
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