"cognate word," 1846, from Greek paronymos, "formed by a slight change," from para- (see para- (1)) + onyma (from PIE root *no-men- "name"). Related: Paronymous (1660s).
parol
parole
parolee
paronomasia
paronychia
paronym
parotid
-parous
Parousia
paroxysm
parquet
