Where does “parigorik” come from?
parigorik (Tagalog) comes from English paregoric, from Ancient Greek παρηγορικός, from Ancient Greek παρηγορέω, from Ancient Greek παρήγορος, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos — horse.
parigorik (Tagalog): paregoric
Definitions
- paregoric
Ancestry of “parigorik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | paregoric | A painkiller; a medicine which soothes or... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | παρηγορικός | soothing |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παρηγορέω | to console, comfort |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παρήγορος | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πᾰρᾰ- | near; next to; by, near |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 7 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 8 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |