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Where does “paragon” come from?

paragon (Polish) comes from Italian paragone, from Italian paragonare, from Ancient Greek παρακονάω, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos.

paragon (Polish): receipt

Definitions

  1. receipt

Ancestry of “paragon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianparagonecomparison; A large size of type, standardized as...
2Italianparagonareto compare
3Ancient GreekπαρακονάωI sharpen, whet; sharpen
4Ancient Greekπαρά
5Latinverēdus—
6Gaulishwerēdoshorse
7Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—
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