Where does “παράλυσις” come from?

παράλυσις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek παραλύω, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos — horse.

παράλυσις (Ancient Greek): paralysis

Definitions

  1. paralysis

Ancestry of “παράλυσις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαραλύωto weaken, to cause sickness or illness
2Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
3Ancient Greekπαρά
4LatinverēdusA fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter
5Gaulishwerēdoshorse
6Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidoshorse

Words derived from “παράλυσις”

Every word from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos →Every word from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- →Every word from Gaulish werēdos →