Paraphernalia

personal property or equipment for a specific activity

 

From Med. Latin: paraphernalia n. pl. "A woman's personal property excluding the dowry"

From Greek: 

para- "beside, beyond"

+ pherne  "dowry"

<  pherein   "to carry, bear" related to Lat. fero and Engl. bear

 

Other words using the same prefix: paragraph, paramedic, paronym, parody

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