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Where does “parafoida” come from?

parafoida (Finnish) comes from French parapher, from French paraphe, from Latin paraphus, from Latin paragraphus, from Ancient Greek παράγραφος, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

parafoida (Finnish): to initial

Definitions

  1. to initial

Ancestry of “parafoida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchparapherto sign or initial a document
2Frenchparapheparaph; initials
3Latinparaphus—
4Latinparagraphusparagraph
5Ancient Greekπαράγραφοςshort stroke in the margin marking a break in...
6Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
7Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
9Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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