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Where does “paralian” come from?

paralian (English) comes from Ancient Greek παράλιος, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos.

paralian (English): someone who lives by the sea; a member of an...

Definitions

  1. someone who lives by the sea; a member of an...

Ancestry of “paralian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαράλιοςcoastal, maritime
2Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
3Ancient Greekπαρά
4Latinverēdus—
5Gaulishwerēdoshorse
6Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—
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