Where does “paralyser” come from?
paralyser (English) comes from English paralyse, from French paralyser, from French -iser, from Old French -iser, from Latin -izo, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō — he, she.
paralyser (English): That which paralyses
Definitions
- That which paralyses
Ancestry of “paralyser”, step by step
paralyser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English paralyse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | paralyse | To afflict with paralysis; To make unable to... |
| 2 | French | paralyser | to paralyse / paralyze |
| 3 | French | -iser | -ise/-ize |
| 4 | Old French | -iser | -ize |
| 5 | Latin | -izo | Used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ίζειν | present active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |