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Where does “paragnost” come from?

paragnost (Dutch) comes from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos.

paragnost (Dutch): clairvoyant

Definitions

  1. clairvoyant

Ancestry of “paragnost”, step by step

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