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Etymology of Paragon


AnotherPeter  1 | -  
12 Apr 2019 /  #1
How does "paragon" come to mean a "receipt" in Polish and Czech? Does in mean "receipt" in any other well-known languages?
delphiandomine  86 | 17823  
13 Apr 2019 /  #2
It's generally believed to have come from the Viennese company "Paragon", which produced standardised receipts for use in shops.
Nathans  
15 Apr 2019 /  #3
It may also be related to the Polish words "kwit" or "potwierdzenie."
jon357  73 | 22632  
15 Apr 2019 /  #4
related to the Polish words

What makes you think that?

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