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 — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.

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-iqueic
4Old French-ique-ic
5Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
6Proto-Italic*-ikosforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'

Words derived from “hemiplegic”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-ikos →Every word from Latin -icus →Every word from French -ique →