Where does “paradoxalment” come from?
paradoxalment (Catalan) comes from Catalan paradoxal, from Catalan paradoxa, from Latin paradoxum, from Ancient Greek παράδοξος, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos — horse.
paradoxalment (Catalan): paradoxically
Definitions
- paradoxically
Ancestry of “paradoxalment”, step by step
paradoxalment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan paradoxal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | paradoxal | paradoxical |
| 2 | Catalan | paradoxa | paradox |
| 3 | Latin | paradoxum | paradox |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παράδοξος | contrary to expectation, strange, incredible |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 6 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 7 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |