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Where does “parvys” come from?

parvys (Middle English) comes from Old French parevis, from Old French Parais, from Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος, from Proto-Iranian paridayĵah.

Ancestry of “parvys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchparevis—
2Old FrenchParais—
3Latinparadīsus—
4Ancient Greekπαράδεισοςthe garden owned by the Persian nobility;...
5Proto-Iranianparidayĵah—

Words derived from “parvys”

  • parvis
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