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Where does “parascēvē” come from?

parascēvē (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Παρασκευή, from Ancient Greek παρασκευάζω, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos.

Ancestry of “parascēvē”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΠαρασκευή—
2Ancient GreekπαρασκευάζωI prepare, make ready; I procure; I make
3Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
4Ancient Greekπαρά
5Latinverēdus—
6Gaulishwerēdoshorse
7Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—
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