Where does “paradise” come from?
Paradise comes from Middle English paradys, from Old French paradis, from Latin paradisus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος, ultimately from Proto-Iranian paridayjah, meaning an enclosed garden or park.
paradise (English): The place where sanctified souls are believed to...
Definitions
- The place where sanctified souls are believed to...
Ancestry of “paradise”, step by step
paradise traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English paradys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | paradys | A garden or orchard |
| 2 | German | Paradies | paradise; atrium |
| 3 | Middle High German | paradīs | — |
| 4 | Old High German | paradīs | — |
| 5 | Latin | paradīsum | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παράδεισος | the garden owned by the Persian nobility;... |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | paridayĵah | circular boundary wall; place enclosed by a circular boundary wall |
via Middle English paradis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | paradis | — |
via Middle English paradise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | paradise | — |