Etymology

par-

Ancient Greek παρα-
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπαρα-“beside, next to”
  2. English todaypar-

From Ancient Greek παρα- (para-, “beside, next to”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπαρα- all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.