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Where does “parataxis” come from?

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

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Ancestry of “parataxis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαράταξιςa placing side by side; marshaling, line of...
2Ancient Greekπαρατάσσωto place side by side
3Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
4Ancient Greekπαρά
5Latinverēdus—
6Gaulishwerēdoshorse
7Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—
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