parvis

The story

1. Proto-Iranian · derived from*paridayjah
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromπαράδεισος
3. Latin · derived fromparadīsus
4. Old French · derived fromparvis
5. Middle English · inherited fromparvys
6. English todayparvis

From Middle English parvys, parvis, borrowed from Old French parvis, parevis, from Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah. Used since the Middle Ages to describe the court in front of St Peter's in Rome, and later, similar courts in front of other churches. Doublet of paradise.

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