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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.

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
5Latinverēdus—
6Gaulishwerēdoshorse
7Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—

Words derived from “παρηγορικός”

  • paregoric
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