Where does “parapegma” come from?

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

parapegma (English): A device for keeping track of cyclical events,...

Definitions

  1. A device for keeping track of cyclical events,...

Ancestry of “parapegma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinparapegma—
2Ancient Greekπαράπηγμαsomething fixed on or hung up
3Ancient Greekπαρά
4LatinverēdusA fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter
5Gaulishwerēdoshorse
6Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidoshorse
Every word from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos →Every word from Gaulish werēdos →Every word from Latin verēdus →