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Where does “paradiso” come from?

paradiso (Italian) comes from Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος, from Proto-Iranian paridayĵah.

paradiso (Italian): paradise, heaven

Definitions

  1. paradise, heaven

Ancestry of “paradiso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinparadīsus—
2Ancient Greekπαράδεισοςthe garden owned by the Persian nobility;...
3Proto-Iranianparidayĵah—
Every word from Proto-Iranian paridayĵah →