Where does “unparadoxically” come from?
unparadoxically (English) comes from English unparadoxical, from English paradoxical, from English paradox, from Middle French paradoxe, from Latin paradoxum, from Ancient Greek παράδοξος, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus — horse.
unparadoxically (English): In a way that is not paradoxical
Definitions
- In a way that is not paradoxical
Ancestry of “unparadoxically”, step by step
unparadoxically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unparadoxical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unparadoxical | Not paradoxical |
| 2 | English | paradoxical | Having self-contradictory properties |
| 3 | English | paradox | An apparently self-contradictory statement, which... |
| 4 | Middle French | paradoxe | — |
| 5 | Latin | paradoxum | paradox |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παράδοξος | contrary to expectation, strange, incredible |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 8 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 9 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |