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Where does “paradisiac” come from?

paradisiac (English) comes from Latin paradisiăcus, from Ancient Greek παραδεισιακός, from Ancient Greek -ακός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

paradisiac (English): Of or like Paradise; heavenly, delightful

Definitions

  1. Of or like Paradise; heavenly, delightful

Ancestry of “paradisiac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinparadisiăcus—
2Ancient Greekπαραδεισιακός—
3Ancient Greek-ακός-ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “paradisiac”

  • paradisiacally
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