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Where does “paradoxe” come from?

paradoxe (French) comes from Middle French paradoxe, from Latin paradoxum, from Ancient Greek παράδοξος, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos.

paradoxe (French): paradox

Definitions

  1. paradox

Ancestry of “paradoxe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchparadoxe—
2Latinparadoxumparadox
3Ancient Greekπαράδοξοςcontrary to expectation, strange, incredible
4Ancient Greekπαρά
5Latinverēdus—
6Gaulishwerēdoshorse
7Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—

Words derived from “paradoxe”

  • парадоксальный
  • paradoxalement
  • paradoxal
  • paradox
  • paradoks
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