Where does “paramilitar” come from?

paramilitar (Spanish) comes from Spanish para-, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos — horse.

paramilitar (Spanish): paramilitary

Definitions

  1. paramilitary

Ancestry of “paramilitar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpara-para
2Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
3Ancient Greekπαρά
4LatinverēdusA fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter
5Gaulishwerēdoshorse
6Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidoshorse

Words derived from “paramilitar

Every word from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos