Etymology Explorer › Spanish

Where does “paraíso” come from?

paraíso (Spanish) comes from Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος, from Proto-Iranian paridayĵah.

paraíso (Spanish): paradise; heaven

Definitions

  1. paradise; heaven

Ancestry of “paraíso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinparadīsus—
2Ancient Greekπαράδεισοςthe garden owned by the Persian nobility;...
3Proto-Iranianparidayĵah—

Words derived from “paraíso”

  • paraiso
  • paraiso
Every word from Proto-Iranian paridayĵah →