Where does “kaksosparadoksi” come from?

kaksosparadoksi (Finnish) comes from Finnish paradoksi, from Latin paradoxum, from Ancient Greek παράδοξος, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos — horse.

kaksosparadoksi (Finnish): twin paradox

Definitions

  1. twin paradox

Ancestry of “kaksosparadoksi”, step by step

kaksosparadoksi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish paradoksi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishparadoksiparadox
2Latinparadoxumparadox
3Ancient Greekπαράδοξοςcontrary to expectation, strange, incredible
4Ancient Greekπαρά
5LatinverēdusA fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter
6Gaulishwerēdoshorse
7Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidoshorse

via Finnish kaksonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkaksonenA twin; When used as modifier in compound terms...
2Finnishkaksitwo
3Proto-Finnickakcitwo
4Proto-Uralic*kakta—
Every word from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos →Every word from Gaulish werēdos →Every word from Latin verēdus →