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Where does “παρηγορώ” come from?

παρηγορώ (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek παρηγορῶ, from Ancient Greek παρηγορέω, from Ancient Greek παρήγορος, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos.

παρηγορώ (Greek): comfort, console

Definitions

  1. comfort, console

Ancestry of “παρηγορώ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαρηγορῶ—
2Ancient Greekπαρηγορέωto console, comfort
3Ancient Greekπαρήγορος—
4Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
5Ancient Greekπαρά
6Latinverēdus—
7Gaulishwerēdoshorse
8Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—
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