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Where does “paradoxal” come from?

paradoxal (Catalan) comes from Catalan paradoxa, from Latin paradoxum, from Ancient Greek παράδοξος, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos.

paradoxal (Catalan): paradoxical

Definitions

  1. paradoxical

Ancestry of “paradoxal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanparadoxaparadox
2Latinparadoxumparadox
3Ancient Greekπαράδοξοςcontrary to expectation, strange, incredible
4Ancient Greekπαρά
5Latinverēdus—
6Gaulishwerēdoshorse
7Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—

Words derived from “paradoxal”

  • paradoxalment
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