Where does “paradigma” come from?
paradigma (Late Latin) comes from Ancient Greek παράδειγμα, from Ancient Greek παραδείκνυμι, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos — horse.
paradigma (Late Latin): paradigm; pattern, example, paradigm
Definitions
- paradigm; pattern, example, paradigm
Ancestry of “paradigma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | παράδειγμα | pattern, model, plan, paradigm; precedent,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | παραδείκνυμι | to hold up to viewing, exhibit, point out; to set... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πᾰρᾰ- | near; next to; by, near |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 5 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 6 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |