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Where does “paradisic” come from?

paradisic (English) comes from English Paradise, from Middle English paradis, from Old English paradīs, from Old French paradis, from Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος, from Proto-Iranian paridayĵah.

paradisic (English): paradisiacal

Definitions

  1. paradisiacal

Ancestry of “paradisic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishParadise—
2Middle Englishparadis—
3Old Englishparadīs—
4Old Frenchparadis—
5Latinparadīsus—
6Ancient Greekπαράδεισοςthe garden owned by the Persian nobility;...
7Proto-Iranianparidayĵah—
Every word from Proto-Iranian paridayĵah →