Where does “ultraparadoxical” come from?
ultraparadoxical (English) comes from English paradoxical, from English paradox, from Middle French paradoxe, from Latin paradoxum, from Ancient Greek παράδοξος, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos — horse.
ultraparadoxical (English): Relating to the third and final stage in Pavlov's theory of transmarginal inhibition, at which point negative stimulation results in positive responses and vice versa
Definitions
- Relating to the third and final stage in Pavlov's theory of transmarginal inhibition, at which point negative stimulation results in positive responses and vice versa
Ancestry of “ultraparadoxical”, step by step
ultraparadoxical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English paradoxical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | paradoxical | Having self-contradictory properties |
| 2 | English | paradox | An apparently self-contradictory statement, which... |
| 3 | Middle French | paradoxe | — |
| 4 | Latin | paradoxum | paradox |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παράδοξος | contrary to expectation, strange, incredible |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 7 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 8 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |