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Where does “nonparadox” come from?

nonparadox (English) comes from English paradox, from Middle French paradoxe, from Latin paradoxum, from Ancient Greek παράδοξος, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos.

nonparadox (English): That which is not a paradox

Definitions

  1. That which is not a paradox

Ancestry of “nonparadox”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishparadoxAn apparently self-contradictory statement, which...
2Middle Frenchparadoxe—
3Latinparadoxumparadox
4Ancient Greekπαράδοξοςcontrary to expectation, strange, incredible
5Ancient Greekπαρά
6Latinverēdus—
7Gaulishwerēdoshorse
8Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—
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