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Where does “παρα-” come from?

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

παρα- (Ancient Greek): near; next to; by, near

Definitions

  1. near; next to; by, near

Ancestry of “παρα-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “παρα-”

  • parish
  • parochial
  • parenchyma
  • parenchymal
  • parishioner
  • parochialism
  • parenchymatous
  • intraparenchymal
  • parochially
  • nonparenchymal
  • paragonimiasis
  • nonparochial
  • paralipsis
  • extraparochial
  • paralipomena
  • pseudoparenchymatous
  • paroxytone
  • parochiality
  • proparoxytonic
  • paroxytonic
  • parishional
  • interparochial
  • parochialize
  • parochialist
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