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Where does “παραλύω” come from?

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

παραλύω (Ancient Greek): to weaken, to cause sickness or illness

Definitions

  1. to weaken, to cause sickness or illness

Ancestry of “παραλύω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
2Ancient Greekπαρά
3Latinverēdus—
4Gaulishwerēdoshorse
5Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—

Words derived from “παραλύω”

  • paralysis
  • palsy
  • paralytic
  • paralyzing
  • paralyze
  • paralysing
  • paralyse
  • pseudoparalysis
  • nonparalytic
  • paralyzer
  • paralyser
  • paralytically
  • paralyzation
  • neuroparalytic
  • paralyzingly
  • paralysation
  • paralytical
  • immunoparalysis
  • preparalytic
  • parro
  • paralysingly
  • hemiparalysis
  • paralysant
  • antiparalytic
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