Where does “παράδειγμα” come from?
παράδειγμα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek παραδείκνυμι, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos — horse.
παράδειγμα (Ancient Greek): pattern, model, plan, paradigm; precedent,...
Definitions
- pattern, model, plan, paradigm; precedent,...
Ancestry of “παράδειγμα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | παραδείκνυμι | to hold up to viewing, exhibit, point out; to set... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πᾰρᾰ- | near; next to; by, near |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 4 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 5 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |