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Where does “παράδειγμα” come from?

παράδειγμα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek παράδειγμα, from Ancient Greek παραδείκνυμι, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos.

παράδειγμα (Greek): example, instance; paradigm; warning

Definitions

  1. example, instance; paradigm; warning

Ancestry of “παράδειγμα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαράδειγμαpattern, model, plan, paradigm; precedent,...
2Ancient Greekπαραδείκνυμιto hold up to viewing, exhibit, point out; to set...
3Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
4Ancient Greekπαρά
5Latinverēdus—
6Gaulishwerēdoshorse
7Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—
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