palfrey
English
/ˈpɔːl.fɹi/
noun
Definitions
- (historical) A small horse with a smooth, ambling gait, popular in the Middle Ages with nobles and women.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English palfrey derived from palefrei (steed) derived from Old French palefroi derived from Latin paraverēdus derived from Ancient Greek παρά (beside, near, abnormal, by, against, next to, from, contrary to, contrary, beyond) derived from Latin verēdus (post horse) derived from Gaulish *werēdos (horse) derived from Proto-Celtic *uɸorēdos (horse).
Origin
Proto-Celtic
*uɸorēdos
Gloss
horse
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
馬
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- palfreyed English
- para- English
- parablepsis English
- paragon English
- paraphernalia English
- paraphragma English
- paraselene English
- paratenic English
- paresthesia English
- *vereda Latin
- parametrum Latin
- paraveredus Latin
- paraverēdus Latin
- vereda Latin
- veredus Latin
- verēdus Latin
- paragonare Italian
- parestesia Italian
- пароним Russian
- parestesia Spanish, Castilian
- παρά Ancient Greek
- παράγραφος Ancient Greek
- παράδοξος Ancient Greek
- παράσιτος Ancient Greek
- παρέκ Ancient Greek
- παραγωγή Ancient Greek
- παραδειγματίζω Ancient Greek
- παρακαλέω Ancient Greek
- *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- parestesia Portuguese
- パラ Japanese
- palfrey Middle English
- parallel Danish
- parentes Danish
- palefroi Old French
- palefroid Old French
- Brea Galician
- gorwydd Welsh
- *perit Old High German
- pfarifrit Old High German
- pherit Old High German
- *pered Old Dutch
- *peret Old Dutch
- *uɸorēdos Proto-Celtic
- palefrei xno
- βέρηδος gkm
- 𒄷𒄭 Akkadian
- *werēdos Gaulish