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Where does “παραίνεσις” come from?

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

παραίνεσις (Ancient Greek): exhortation, address; exhortation, advice

Definitions

  1. exhortation, address; exhortation, advice

Ancestry of “παραίνεσις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαραινέω—
2Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
3Ancient Greekπαρά
4Latinverēdus—
5Gaulishwerēdoshorse
6Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—

Words derived from “παραίνεσις”

  • paraenesis
  • parenesis
  • parénèse
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