paradise

paradise · noun, proper noun, verb¹

1. Proto-Iranian · derived from*paridayjah
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromπαράδεισος
3. Latin · derived fromparadīsus
4. Old French · derived fromparadis
5. Old English · inherited fromparadīs
6. Middle English · inherited fromparadis
7. English todayparadise

From Middle English paradis, paradise, paradys, from Late Old English paradīs, borrowed from Old French paradis, from Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah. Doublet of parvis. Displaced Old English neorxnawang.

Paradise · proper noun²

From paradise. The town in Newfoundland is named after Houmet Paradis near Guernsey.

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