paragraph
English
/ˈpɛɹəɡɹæf/, /ˈpæɹəɡɹɑːf/
noun
Definitions
- A passage in text that is about a different subject from the preceding text, marked by commencing on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented.
- (originally) A mark or note set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, such as a change of subject.
- (computing) An offset of 16 bytes in memory architectures.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French paragraphe derived from Latin paragraphus (sign for start of a new section of discourse) derived from Ancient Greek παράγραφος (short stroke in the margin).
Origin
Ancient Greek
παράγραφος
Gloss
short stroke in the margin
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- paragrapher English
- paragraphic English
- paragraphically English
- paragraphist English
- paragraphless English
- reparagraph English
- subparagraph English
- paragraphus Latin
- paraphus Latin
- paragrafo Italian
- paragraaf Dutch, Flemish
- paragraphe French
- párrafo Spanish, Castilian
- γράφω Ancient Greek
- παρά Ancient Greek
- παράγραφος Ancient Greek
- paragraf Polish
- pylcrafte Middle English
- paragraf Irish
- paragraf Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- paragrap Cebuano
- paragraphe Middle French
- bagaf Volapük