"mock-sun, an intensification of light on the solar halo," 1640s, from Greek parhelion "a mock-sun," from assimilated form of para- "beside" (see para- (1)) + hēlios "sun" (from PIE root *sawel- "the sun").
two or more parhelia are usually seen at once
parentless
parer
paresis
Pareto
parfait
parhelion
pari passu
pariah
Parian
parietal
pari-mutuel