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Where does “פרקליט” come from?

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

פרקליט (Hebrew): An attorney, an advocate, a lawyer: one who...

Definitions

  1. An attorney, an advocate, a lawyer: one who...

Ancestry of “פרקליט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekπαράκλητοςCalled to aid, helping; legal assistant,...
2Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
3Ancient Greekπαρά
4Latinverēdus—
5Gaulishwerēdoshorse
6Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—
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