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Where does “παραπληγίη” come from?

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

Ancestry of “παραπληγίη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαραπλήσσεσθαιto be stricken on one side
2Ancient Greekπαρά
3Latinverēdus—
4Gaulishwerēdoshorse
5Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—

Words derived from “παραπληγίη”

  • paraplegia
  • paraplegin
  • paraplegia
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