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Where does “παράξενος” come from?

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

παράξενος (Greek): strange, weird, odd, bizarre; strange, weird,...

Definitions

  1. strange, weird, odd, bizarre; strange, weird,...

Ancestry of “παράξενος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαράξενος—
2Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
3Ancient Greekπαρά
4Latinverēdus—
5Gaulishwerēdoshorse
6Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—

Words derived from “παράξενος”

  • παραξενιά
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