paragon
English
/ˈpæɹəɡən/
noun
Definitions
- A person of preeminent qualities, who acts as a pattern or model for others.
- (obsolete) A companion; a match; an equal.
- (obsolete) Comparison; competition.
- (typography) The size of type between great primer and double pica, standardized as 20-point.
- A flawless diamond of at least 100 carats.
Etymology
Derived from Middle French paragon derived from Italian paragone (comparison, touchstone to try good from bad) derived from Ancient Greek παρακονάω (I sharpen, whet, sharpen), παρά (beside, near, abnormal, by, against, next to, from, contrary to, contrary, beyond) + Ancient Greek ἀκόνη (whetstone)derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (sharp, pointed, edgy).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂eḱ-
Gloss
sharp, pointed, edgy
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
鋭
Emoji
🪒
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- acetic English
- acicular English
- acid English
- acne English
- acrimonious English
- acrimony English
- acrobat English
- acrylic English
- exacerbate English
- oxide English
- para- English
- parablepsis English
- paragonless English
- paraphernalia English
- paraphragma English
- paraselene English
- paratenic English
- paresthesia English
- acer Latin
- acerbātus Latin
- acervus Latin
- acetum Latin
- acia Latin
- acies Latin
- aciēs Latin
- acumen Latin
- acuo Latin
- acus Latin
- acuō Latin
- acūmen Latin
- acūta Latin
- acūtus Latin
- exacum Latin
- mediocris Latin
- mediocritās Latin
- occa Latin
- parametrum Latin
- paraveredus Latin
- paraverēdus Latin
- verēdus Latin
- ācris Latin
- acciaiare Italian
- acciaiatura Italian
- acciaiolo Italian
- cacume Italian
- cacuminale Italian
- paragonabile Italian
- paragonare Italian
- paragone Italian
- parestesia Italian
- acerbité French
- paragon French
- parangon French
- пароним Russian
- paragón Spanish, Castilian
- parangonar Spanish, Castilian
- parangón Spanish, Castilian
- parestesia Spanish, Castilian
- παρά Ancient Greek
- παράγραφος Ancient Greek
- παράδοξος Ancient Greek
- παράσιτος Ancient Greek
- παρέκ Ancient Greek
- παραγωγή Ancient Greek
- παραδειγματίζω Ancient Greek
- παρακαλέω Ancient Greek
- παρακονάω Ancient Greek
- παροξυσμός Ancient Greek
- ἀκή Ancient Greek
- ἀκίς Ancient Greek
- ἀκακία Ancient Greek
- ἀκαχμένος Ancient Greek
- ἀκμή Ancient Greek
- ἀκτή Ancient Greek
- ἀκωκή Ancient Greek
- ἀκόνη Ancient Greek
- ἄκαινα Ancient Greek
- ἄκρον Ancient Greek
- ἄκρος Ancient Greek
- ἄστυ Ancient Greek
- ὀξυόεις Ancient Greek
- ὀξύμωρος Ancient Greek
- ὀξύς Ancient Greek
- *aḱanā Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂egʷs-ih₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱ-l- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱ-l-, *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱmoros Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱst- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱstis Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱus Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂oḱetis Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂éḱmō Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂éḱru Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂éḱru, *aḱr(u) Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂óḱris Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂ḱrós Proto-Indo-European
- *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- parestesia Portuguese
- *agjō Proto-Germanic
- *ahaz Proto-Germanic
- *ahsą Proto-Germanic
- *akwisī Proto-Germanic
- *burzô Proto-Germanic
- パラ Japanese
- ateggjan Old Norse
- eggjan Old Norse
- áeggjan Old Norse
- ǫgr Old Norse
- parallel Danish
- parentes Danish
- *ostrъ Proto-Slavic
- *osьla̋ Proto-Slavic
- aguillete Old French
- ašs Latvian
- aiguillette Middle French
- paragon Middle French
- *uɸorēdos Proto-Celtic
- aghborre Old Swedish
- *akēō Proto-Italic
- *(a)tsāna Proto-Albanian
- *akˢka Proto-Albanian
- *atˢa Proto-Albanian
- *aϑ- Proto-Albanian
- *akstis Proto-Balto-Slavic
- παρακόνη gkm
- akwam Tocharian B
- akwatse Tocharian B
- āk Tocharian B
- āka Tocharian B
- āśce Tocharian B
- 𒄀𒈾 Sumerian
- *aśras bat-pro