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Where does “παρηγοριά” come from?

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

Ancestry of “παρηγοριά”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαρηγορία—
2Ancient Greekπαρήγορος—
3Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
4Ancient Greekπαρά
5Latinverēdus—
6Gaulishwerēdoshorse
7Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—

Words derived from “παρηγοριά”

  • απαρηγόρητος
  • παρηγοριά
  • απαρηγορήτως
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