English word palaver comes from Old Irish samail, Ancient Greek παρά, Ancient Greek βολή, Ancient Greek βάλλω, and later Old Portuguese palavra (Word.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| samail | Old Irish (sga) | Like, as (with following genitive or preceding possessive) that which something is to be likened to or is like. Description. Likeness, similarity. Simile, metaphor. The like of, such a. |
| παρά | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| βολή | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| βάλλω | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| παραβάλλω | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| παραβολή | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| parabola | Late Latin (LL) | |
| parabola | Latin (lat) | (Ecclesiastical Latin) An allegorical relation, parable; proverb; taunting speech or any speech.. (Medieval Latin) word. A comparison, illustration, likeness. |
| parabola | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| paravla | Old Portuguese (roa-opt) | |
| palavra | Old Portuguese (roa-opt) | Word. |
| palavra | Portuguese (pt) | Word (used to assert that something is true) (computing) word (unit of data). Religious teachings. The ability or permission to talk. Word (brief conversation). Word (unit of language). Word; oath; guarantee. |
| palaver | English (en) | To discuss with much talk. (Africa) A village council meeting, a folkmoot. (informal) Disagreement. A meeting at which there is much talk; a debate, a moot.. Talk, especially unnecessary talk, fuss. |