Where does “paradīsus” come from?
paradīsus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek παράδεισος, from Proto-Iranian paridayĵah.
Ancestry of “paradīsus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | παράδεισος | the garden owned by the Persian nobility;... |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | paridayĵah | — |