para-

para- · prefix¹

1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
3. Proto-Hellenic*pərai
4. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)
5. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ- (pără-)
6. English todaypara-

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

para- · prefix²

1. Latin · derived fromparō“to prepare”
2. Italian · derived frompara-
3. French · derived frompara-
4. English todaypara-

From French para-, from Italian para-, from para, imperative of parare (“to defend, shield, shroud”), from Latin parō (“to prepare”).

para- · prefix³

From parachute.

para- · prefix⁴

From Paralympic.

Words from the same roots