Where does “paralytic” come from?
Paralytic comes from Ancient Greek παραλυτικός, formed from -τικός and λύω, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European per-, -tis, -kos, and pr̥tós.
paralytic (English): Someone suffering from paralysis; A drug that...
Definitions
- Someone suffering from paralysis; A drug that...
Ancestry of “paralytic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | paralytique | paralytic |
| 2 | Latin | paralyticus | paralyzed, paralytic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παραλυτικός | paralyzed |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παραλύω | to weaken, to cause sickness or illness |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πᾰρᾰ- | near; next to; by, near |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 7 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 8 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |