'parrot' originates from Middle French, specifically the word 'perrot', where 'perroquet' meant 'parrot'.

'perrot' transformed into the English word 'parrot', and eventually became the modern English word 'parroting' through the addition of the present participle suffix '-ing'.

Initially, it meant 'to repeat like a parrot', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to repeat without understanding'.