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Where does “paradoxally” come from?

paradoxally (English) comes from English paradoxal, from English paradox, from Middle French paradoxe, from Latin paradoxum, from Ancient Greek παράδοξος, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos.

paradoxally (English): Synonym of paradoxically

Definitions

  1. Synonym of paradoxically

Ancestry of “paradoxally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishparadoxalparadoxical
2EnglishparadoxAn apparently self-contradictory statement, which...
3Middle Frenchparadoxe—
4Latinparadoxumparadox
5Ancient Greekπαράδοξοςcontrary to expectation, strange, incredible
6Ancient Greekπαρά
7Latinverēdus—
8Gaulishwerēdoshorse
9Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—
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