paradigm

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπαράδειγμα“pattern”
2. Late Latin · derived fromparadīgma
3. Middle English · inherited fromparadygme
4. English todayparadigm

From Middle English paradygme, from Late Latin paradīgma, from Ancient Greek παράδειγμα (parádeigma, “pattern”), from παραδείκνυμι (paradeíknumi, “I show [beside] or compare”) + -μα (-ma, suffix forming nouns concerning the results of actions). Doublet of paradigma.

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