paragraph
/ˈpærəɡræf/·파라그래프·noun
a section of a text starting on a new line
GreekCEFR A2
Root
para- (beside) + Greek 'graphein' (to write)
Greek paragraphos (a mark written beside) → Late Latin paragraphus → Old French paragraphe → English paragraph
In a word
para- (beside) + graph (write) = 'a mark drawn beside the text'. A paragraph was originally not the section but the small symbol written next to it, marking where a new topic began. Over time, the symbol's name slid onto the section itself. What a name points at quietly migrates.
Examples
Read the first paragraph aloud.
Each paragraph should have one main idea.
I added a short paragraph at the end.
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