Where does “paragon” come from?
Paragon comes from Italian paragone, derived from Italian paragonare, from Ancient Greek παρακονάω, combining παρά with a root from Proto-Indo-European per- and pr̥tós, meaning to test or compare.
paragon (English): A person of preeminent qualities, who acts as a...
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- A person of preeminent qualities, who acts as a...
Ancestry of “paragon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | paragon | — |
Words derived from “paragon”