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Where does “paradoxum” come from?

paradoxum (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek παράδοξος, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos.

paradoxum (Latin): paradox

Definitions

  1. paradox

Ancestry of “paradoxum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαράδοξοςcontrary to expectation, strange, incredible
2Ancient Greekπαρά
3Latinverēdus—
4Gaulishwerēdoshorse
5Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—

Words derived from “paradoxum”

  • paradox
  • paradoxical
  • paradoxically
  • paradoxicality
  • paradoxal
  • paradoxism
  • paradoxer
  • paradoxist
  • nonparadoxical
  • paradoxography
  • unparadoxical
  • paradoxographical
  • paradoxicalness
  • paradoxology
  • unparadoxically
  • paradoxally
  • semiparadoxical
  • nonparadox
  • paradoja
  • paradosso
  • парадоксальный
  • paradoxal
  • paradoxalement
  • paradoxe
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