Where does “paralogismus” come from?
paralogismus (Late Latin) comes from Ancient Greek παραλογισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
Ancestry of “paralogismus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | παραλογισμός | false reasoning, fallacy; weakness of reasoning... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
Words derived from “paralogismus”