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Where does “παραμύθι” come from?

παραμύθι (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek παραμύθι, from Ancient Greek παραμύθιον, from Ancient Greek παρα-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos.

παραμύθι (Greek): fairy tale; fairy tale, tall tale

Definitions

  1. fairy tale; fairy tale, tall tale

Ancestry of “παραμύθι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekπαραμύθι—
2Ancient Greekπαραμύθιον—
3Ancient Greekπαρα-beside; contrary to
4Ancient Greekπαρά
5Latinverēdus—
6Gaulishwerēdoshorse
7Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—
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