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Where does “parapegm” come from?

parapegm (English) comes from Latin parapegma, from Ancient Greek παράπηγμα, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos.

parapegm (English): An engraved tablet, usually of brass, set up in a...

Definitions

  1. An engraved tablet, usually of brass, set up in a...

Ancestry of “parapegm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinparapegma—
2Ancient Greekπαράπηγμαsomething fixed on or hung up
3Ancient Greekπαρά
4Latinverēdus—
5Gaulishwerēdoshorse
6Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—
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