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Where does “παραλύειν” come from?

παραλύειν (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos.

παραλύειν (Ancient Greek): to disable on one side

Definitions

  1. to disable on one side

Ancestry of “παραλύειν”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαρά
2Latinverēdus—
3Gaulishwerēdoshorse
4Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—

Words derived from “παραλύειν”

  • paralysis
  • palsy
  • paralyzing
  • paralyze
  • paralysing
  • paralyse
  • pseudoparalysis
  • paralyzer
  • paralyser
  • paralyzation
  • paralyzingly
  • paralysation
  • immunoparalysis
  • paralysingly
  • hemiparalysis
  • paralysant
  • neuroparalysis
  • palsywort
  • palsylike
  • paralysable
  • keraunoparalysis
  • analysis paralysis
  • impalsy
  • iridoparalysis
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