Where does “paragoge” come from?

paragoge (English) comes from Late Latin paragoge, from Ancient Greek παραγωγή, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos — horse.

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Definitions

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Ancestry of “paragoge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinparagogeparagoge
2Ancient Greekπαραγωγήtransport, conveyance; production, creation;...
3Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
4Ancient Greekπαρά
5LatinverēdusA fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter
6Gaulishwerēdoshorse
7Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidoshorse

Words derived from “paragoge”

Every word from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos →Every word from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- →Every word from Gaulish werēdos →