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Where does “paraumbilical” come from?

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

paraumbilical (Spanish): paraumbilical

Definitions

  1. paraumbilical

Ancestry of “paraumbilical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpara-para-
2Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
3Ancient Greekπαρά
4Latinverēdus—
5Gaulishwerēdoshorse
6Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—
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