parabola
The origin and history of parabola.
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin, which took it from Ancient Greek parabolē. That Greek word comes from a verb meaning to set side by side, built from words for beside and to throw.
The origin and history of parabola.
Borrowed from New Latin, which took it from Ancient Greek parabolē. That Greek word comes from a verb meaning to set side by side, built from words for beside and to throw.
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