LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

parentēla

parentēla f (genitive parentēlae)
Ecclesiastical[pa.renˈtɛː.la]

Meaning

  1. Late LatinMedieval Latinrelationship
  2. Late LatinMedieval Latinrelatives, kin
    homuncionem exilis staturae, despicabilis parentelaea little man of small stature, of lowly kin1125, William of Malmesbury, Gesta Regum Anglorum 263.28

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeparentēlaparentēlae
genitiveparentēlaeparentēlārum
dativeparentēlaeparentēlīs
accusativeparentēlamparentēlās
ablativeparentēlāparentēlīs
vocativeparentēlaparentēlae

părentēla, ae, f. 2. parens,
I. relationship (post-class.), Capitol. Gord. 23.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*perh₃-
  2. Latinparentēla

Proto-Indo-European *pérh₃-t ~ *pr̥h₃-éntder. Proto-Italic *par-(e)nt- Latin parēns Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁-lós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁-léh₂ Proto-Italic *-ēlā Latin -ēla Latin parentēla From parēns + -ēla.

Quick answers

What does parentēla mean in Latin?
parentēla, a noun, means “relationship; relatives, kin”.
What is the genitive of parentēla?
The genitive singular is parentēlae. parentēla is feminine, first declension.
Where does parentēla come from?
Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- → Latin parentēla.