Where does “paradoxe” come from?

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

Ancestry of “paradoxe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinparadoxumparadox
2Ancient Greekπαράδοξοςcontrary to expectation, strange, incredible
3Ancient Greekπαρά
4LatinverēdusA fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter
5Gaulishwerēdoshorse
6Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidoshorse

Words derived from “paradoxe

Every word from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidosEvery word from Gaulish werēdosEvery word from Latin verēdus