paragraphe
French
noun
Definitions
- paragraph
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin paragraphus (sign for start of a new section of discourse) borrowed 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
- paragraphus Latin
- paraphus Latin
- paragrafo Italian
- párrafo Spanish, Castilian
- γράφω Ancient Greek
- παρά Ancient Greek
- παράγραφος Ancient Greek
- paragraf Polish
- pylcrafte Middle English
- paragraf Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- paragraphe Middle French
- bagaf Volapük