Etymology

parapineal

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Today it means: Beside the pineal Full definition →

English pineal ← Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pərai
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The story

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

From para- + pineal.

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