Episode 101: Parabola/Parable

Words for Granted - An etymology and linguistics podcast

19-09-2021 • 15 mins

The meanings of "parabola" and "parable" have very little to do with one another, yet these words are etymological doublets of a single Greek work, parabole, which meant "a throwing aside". In this episode, we explore how this literal meaning connects to the literary and mathematical developments of this Greek word.



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