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Where does “παράδοξος” come from?

παράδοξος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos.

παράδοξος (Ancient Greek): contrary to expectation, strange, incredible

Definitions

  1. contrary to expectation, strange, incredible

Ancestry of “παράδοξος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαρά
2Latinverēdus—
3Gaulishwerēdoshorse
4Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—

Words derived from “παράδοξος”

  • paradox
  • paradoxical
  • paradoxically
  • paradoxicality
  • paradoxal
  • paradoxism
  • paradoxer
  • paradoxist
  • nonparadoxical
  • paradoxography
  • unparadoxical
  • paradoxographical
  • paradoxicalness
  • paradoxology
  • unparadoxically
  • paradoxally
  • paradoxure
  • semiparadoxical
  • nonparadox
  • paradoxum
  • paradoxus
  • paradoja
  • paradosso
  • парадоксальный
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