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Where does “hemiplegic” come from?

hemiplegic (English) comes from French hémiplégique, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos.

hemiplegic (English): Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with hemiplegia;...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with hemiplegia;...

Ancestry of “hemiplegic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhémiplégiquehemiplegic
2French-iqueUsed to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,...
3Middle French-ique—
4Old French-ique-ic
5Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
6Proto-Italic*-ikos—

Words derived from “hemiplegic”

  • posthemiplegic
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