Where does “paragonar” come from?
paragonar (Spanish) comes from Italian paragonare, from Ancient Greek παρακονάω, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos — horse.
Ancestry of “paragonar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | paragonare | to compare |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | παρακονάω | I sharpen, whet; sharpen |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 4 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 5 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |