Where does “Paralympics” come from?
Paralympics (English) comes from English para-, from English parachute, from French parachute, from French para-, from Italian para-, from Italian para, from Italian paranoia, from Ancient Greek παράνοια — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Ancestry of “Paralympics”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | para- | above, beyond; beside, near, alongside;... |
| 2 | English | parachute | A device, generally constructed from fabric, that... |
| 3 | French | parachute | parachute |
| 4 | French | para- | para- |
| 5 | Italian | para- | para- |
| 6 | Italian | para | crepe rubber; crepe; third-person singular... |
| 7 | Italian | paranoia | paranoia |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | παράνοια | derangement, madness |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |