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Where does “Παρασκευόπουλος” come from?

Παρασκευόπουλος (Greek) comes from Greek -όπουλος, from Greek -ποῦλος, from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

Ancestry of “Παρασκευόπουλος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greek-όπουλοςΠαύλος + API → Παυλόπουλος; παπάς + API →...
2Greek-ποῦλος—
3LatinpullusA young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray
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