"Paradigm" in Greek is "παράδειγμα", which is a combined word for "παρα" + "δείκνυμι". It more or less means "for example", but "παρα" has multiple meanings, d

"Paradigm" in Greek is "παράδειγμα", which is a combined word for "παρα" + "δείκνυμι". It more or less means "for example", but "παρα" has multiple meanings, depending how you use it as part of a possible combination, but in this case I would say it means "similarity", whereas "δείκνυμι" means "to point out". My English is not even mediocre to be able to explain it to you in great detail I'm afraid; my apologies -_-