παρά
pará
“beside, alongside”
33 words in English grow from this root.
Palsy
Medicineπαράpará
“a loosening at the side”
Parabasis
Artπαράpará
“a stepping forward”
Parable
Wordsπαράpará
“a throwing beside”
Parabola
Numberπαράpará
“a throwing beside”
Paradigm
Wordsπαράpará
“something shown alongside”
Paradox
Philosophyπαράpará
“contrary to expectation”
Paragraph
Wordsπαράpará
“written beside”
Parallax
Earthπαράpará
“a change alongside”
Parallel
Numberπαράpará
“beside one another”
Paralympian
Sportπαράpará
“one beside the Olympian”
Paralympic
Sportπαράpará
“beside the Olympic”
Paralysis
Medicineπαράpará
“loosening at the side”
Parameter
Numberπαράpará
“a measure alongside”
Paranoia
Mindπαράpará
“mind off to one side”
Paraphernalia
Politicsπαράpará
“goods beyond the dowry”
Paraphilia
Mindπαράpará
“love off to one side”
Paraphrase
Wordsπαράpará
“a saying alongside”
Paraplegic
Medicineπαράpará
“struck at the side”
Paraselene
Earthπαράpará
“beside the moon”
Parasite
Natureπαράpará
“beside the food”
Paraskevi
Everydayπαράpará
“preparation”
Parasympathetic
Medicineπαράpará
“alongside the feeling-with”
Pareidolia
Mindπαράpará
“image alongside”
Parenthesis
Wordsπαράpará
“a placing in beside”
Paresthesia
Medicineπαράpará
“sensation gone wrong”
Parhelion
Earthπαράpará
“beside the sun”
Parish
Faithπαράpará
“a dwelling alongside”
Parliament
Politicsπαράpará
“a throwing beside”
Parodos
Artπαράpará
“the way alongside”
Parody
Wordsπαράpará
“a song sung beside”
Parole
Politicsπαράpará
“a throwing beside, a spoken comparison”
Paronomasia
Wordsπαράpará
“naming alongside”
Paroxysm
Medicineπαράpará
“a sharpening”