The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromπαράδειγμα“pattern”
- Late Latin · borrowed fromparadīgma
- English todayparadigma
From Late Latin paradīgma, from Ancient Greek παράδειγμα (parádeigma, “pattern”). As a loanword in both languages, paradigma typically maintains the Greek plural form in both Latin and English. Doublet of paradigm.
Words from the same roots
Late Latinparadīgma all →
paradigm
Ancient Greekπαράδειγμα all →
paradigm
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.