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 — horse.
paradoxally (English): Synonym of paradoxically
Definitions
- Synonym of paradoxically
Ancestry of “paradoxally”, step by step
paradoxally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English paradoxal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | paradoxal | paradoxical |
| 2 | English | paradox | An apparently self-contradictory statement, which... |
| 3 | Middle French | paradoxe | — |
| 4 | Latin | paradoxum | paradox |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παράδοξος | contrary to expectation, strange, incredible |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 7 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 8 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |