Where does “παρηγορικός” come from?

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

παρηγορικός (Ancient Greek): soothing

Definitions

  1. soothing

Ancestry of “παρηγορικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαρηγορέωto console, comfort
2Ancient Greekπαρήγορος
3Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
4Ancient Greekπαρά
5LatinverēdusA fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter
6Gaulishwerēdoshorse
7Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidoshorse

Words derived from “παρηγορικός

Every word from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidosEvery word from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-Every word from Gaulish werēdos