Where does “paradoksikal” come from?
paradoksikal (Indonesian) comes from English paradoxical, from English paradox, from Middle French paradoxe, from Latin paradoxum, from Ancient Greek παράδοξος, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos — horse.
paradoksikal (Indonesian): paradoxical
Definitions
- paradoxical
Ancestry of “paradoksikal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | paradoxical | Having self-contradictory properties |
| 2 | English | paradox | An apparently self-contradictory statement, which... |
| 3 | Middle French | paradoxe | — |
| 4 | Latin | paradoxum | paradox |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παράδοξος | contrary to expectation, strange, incredible |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 7 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 8 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |