Where does “parhelion” come from?

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

parhelion (English): A bright spot in the sky due to the refraction of...

Definitions

  1. A bright spot in the sky due to the refraction of...

Ancestry of “parhelion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinparelionparhelion
2Ancient Greekπαρήλιον—
3Ancient Greekπαρά
4LatinverēdusA fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter
5Gaulishwerēdoshorse
6Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidoshorse

Words derived from “parhelion”

Every word from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos →Every word from Gaulish werēdos →Every word from Latin verēdus →