Where does “parapherna” come from?

parapherna (English) comes from Medieval Latin parapherna, from Ancient Greek παράφερνα, from Ancient Greek φερνή, from Ancient Greek φέρω, from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

parapherna (English): A woman's property which was not made a part of...

Definitions

  1. A woman's property which was not made a part of...

Ancestry of “parapherna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinparapherna—
2Ancient Greekπαράφερναgoods which a wife brings over and above her...
3Ancient Greekφερνήdowry
4Ancient GreekφέρωI bring, bear, carry
5Proto-Hellenicpʰérōto bear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō →