para- / par-
beside, beyond, alongside
Greek · para (παρά)
Greek para means beside, alongside, or beyond. It shows closeness (paragraph, written beside), likeness (paraphrase, to say alongside) or the unusual (paranormal, beyond normal).
Memory trick
para- is a parallel track: two lines run beside each other and never meet.
Words from this root
- paragraph (para + graph) — a section written beside a margin markअनुच्छेद
- parallel (para + llel) — running side by sideसमानांतर
- paradox (para + dox) — a statement beyond usual beliefविरोधाभास
- parasite (para + site) — a living thing that feeds on anotherपरजीवी
- paraphrase (para + phrase) — to say again in other wordsअपने शब्दों में कहना
- parable (para + ble) — a story placed beside a lessonनीतिकथा
- paramedic (para + medic) — a trained helper beside doctorsपैरामेडिक
- paranormal (para + normal) — beyond the normalअलौकिक
- parameter (para + meter) — a limit measured beside a taskमापदंड
- parody (par + ody) — a funny copy of somethingव्यंग्यानुकृति
- paralysis (para + lysis) — loss of power to moveलकवा
- paradigm (para + digm) — a typical example or modelआदर्श नमूना