Where does “paraxin” come from?
paraxin (Romanian) comes from Greek παράξενος, from Ancient Greek παράξενος, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos — horse.
paraxin (Romanian): bizarre, strange, weird
Definitions
- bizarre, strange, weird
Ancestry of “paraxin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | παράξενος | strange, weird, odd, bizarre; strange, weird,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | παράξενος | half-foreign, counterfeit |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πᾰρᾰ- | near; next to; by, near |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 5 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 6 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |