paradisus
Latin
noun
Definitions
- park, orchard
- (Ecclesiastical Latin) Eden, the paradise home of the first humans
- (Ecclesiastical Latin) Paradise, the abode of the blessed after death
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (royal park, orchard) derived from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah.
Origin
Proto-Iranian
*paridayjah
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- paradīsus Latin
- paradis French
- paradisier French
- παράδεισος Ancient Greek
- parthas Irish
- فردوس Arabic
- فِرْدَوْس Arabic
- պարտէզ Old Armenian
- paradis Middle French
- ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲥⲟⲥ Coptic
- פַּרְדֵּיסָא Aramaic
- פרדיסא Aramaic
- *paridayjah Proto-Iranian
- 𐎱𐎼𐎭𐎹𐎭𐎠𐎶 Old Persian
- 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌⸱𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀 Avestan