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Where does “paraíso” come from?

paraíso (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese parayso, from Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος, from Proto-Iranian paridayĵah.

paraíso (Galician): heaven; paradise

Definitions

  1. heaven; paradise

Ancestry of “paraíso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseparaysoparadise; heaven
2Latinparadīsus—
3Ancient Greekπαράδεισοςthe garden owned by the Persian nobility;...
4Proto-Iranianparidayĵah—
Every word from Proto-Iranian paridayĵah →