- allos: other
- ballein: to throw
- cadere: to fall
- fiasco: a complete and often ridiculous failure
- graph: write/draw
- hirsute: very hairy
- para: beside, along with
- parable: to throw a story in for comparison while teaching a lesson or moral
- parachute: an object that goes along with you as you fall and slows you down
- paragraph: an editing mark beside a page of print to show needed indentation
- paralegal: one who works beside a lawyer as an aide
- parallel: lying along the side of another line but not touching it
- paramedic: one who works along with a doctor as an aide
- paraprofessional: one who works along with one who is certified in a profession
- paratroops: soldiers who parachute down from the sky
- parenthesis: a statement placed beside (or within) the main sentence
- thesis: place