par/para

beside, similar

Spelled par, para · para 'beside, alongside' (par- forms come from Latin par 'equal')

Greek para means beside; Latin par means equal: paraphrase sets wording alongside wording, while disparity and disparate pull equals apart.

Words built from it

parasite — an organism that lives off another at its expense
para (beside) + site (food, from Greek sitos)
paraphrase — to restate something in different words
para (alongside) + phrase (statement)
paradox — a statement that seems contradictory but may be true
para (contrary to) + dox (opinion, from doxa)
disparage — to speak of with disrespect
dis- (down) + par (equal) + -age (act of)
disparity — a great difference or inequality
dis- (apart) + par (equal) + -ity (state of)
disparate — essentially different; not comparable
dis- (apart) + par (equal) + -ate (characterized by)

paramount — from Anglo-French par a mont 'to the mountain, upward,' not from Greek para- 'beside'
separate — from Latin separare 'to set apart,' not Greek para-