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Where does “antiparalytic” come from?

antiparalytic (English) comes from English paralytic, from French paralytique, from Latin paralyticus, from Ancient Greek παραλυτικός, from Ancient Greek παραλύω, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus.

antiparalytic (English): Acting against paralysis; A medicine to treat...

Definitions

  1. Acting against paralysis; A medicine to treat...

Ancestry of “antiparalytic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishparalyticSomeone suffering from paralysis; A drug that...
2Frenchparalytiqueparalytic
3Latinparalyticus—
4Ancient Greekπαραλυτικόςparalyzed
5Ancient Greekπαραλύωto weaken, to cause sickness or illness
6Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
7Ancient Greekπαρά
8Latinverēdus—
9Gaulishwerēdoshorse
10Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—
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