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Where does “παρήγορος” come from?

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

Ancestry of “παρήγορος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
2Ancient Greekπαρά
3Latinverēdus—
4Gaulishwerēdoshorse
5Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—

Words derived from “παρήγορος”

  • paregoric
  • παρηγορώ
  • παρηγορικός
  • παρηγορῶ
  • παρηγορέω
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