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 — horse.
antiparalytic (English): Acting against paralysis; A medicine to treat...
Definitions
- Acting against paralysis; A medicine to treat...
Ancestry of “antiparalytic”, step by step
antiparalytic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English paralytic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | paralytic | Someone suffering from paralysis; A drug that... |
| 2 | French | paralytique | paralytic |
| 3 | Latin | paralyticus | paralyzed, paralytic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παραλυτικός | paralyzed |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παραλύω | to weaken, to cause sickness or illness |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πᾰρᾰ- | near; next to; by, near |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 8 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 9 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |