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English word paragraph comes from Ancient Greek (to 1453) γράφω, Ancient Greek (to 1453) παρά, Ancient Greek (to 1453) παρα-, French paragraphe (Paragraph.), Latin -graphus (-graph.)
γράφω (Ancient Greek)
παρά (Ancient Greek)
παρα- (Ancient Greek)
paragraphe (French)
Paragraph.
-graphus (Latin)
-graph.
παράγραφος (Ancient Greek)
paragraphus (Latin)
Paragraph.
paragraph (English)
(originally) A mark or note set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, such as a change of subject.. 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. To sort text into paragraphs.