Where does “paradoxically” come from?
Paradoxically derives from English paradox plus the English suffix -ic, which comes from French -ique, Latin -icus, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European -kos.
paradoxically (English): In a paradoxical manner; so as to create a...
Definitions
- In a paradoxical manner; so as to create a...
Ancestry of “paradoxically”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | paradoxical | Having self-contradictory properties |
| 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 |