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Where does “parénèse” come from?

parénèse (French) comes from Ancient Greek παραίνεσις, from Ancient Greek παραινέω, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos.

parénèse (French): parenesis

Definitions

  1. parenesis

Ancestry of “parénèse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαραίνεσιςexhortation, address; exhortation, advice
2Ancient Greekπαραινέω—
3Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
4Ancient Greekπαρά
5Latinverēdus—
6Gaulishwerēdoshorse
7Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—
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