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Where does “paragón” come from?

paragón (Spanish) comes from Spanish paragonar, from Italian paragonare, from Ancient Greek παρακονάω, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos.

paragón (Spanish): Obsolete spelling of parangón

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of parangón

Ancestry of “paragón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishparagonar—
2Italianparagonareto compare
3Ancient GreekπαρακονάωI sharpen, whet; sharpen
4Ancient Greekπαρά
5Latinverēdus—
6Gaulishwerēdoshorse
7Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—

Words derived from “paragón”

  • parangonar
  • parangón
  • parangon
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