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Where does “παρηγορέω” come from?

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

παρηγορέω (Ancient Greek): to console, comfort

Definitions

  1. to console, comfort

Ancestry of “παρηγορέω”, step by step

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

Words derived from “παρηγορέω”

  • paregoric
  • παρηγορώ
  • παρηγορικός
  • παρηγορῶ
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