Where does “paraplegia” come from?
Paraplegia comes from New Latin paraplegia, from Ancient Greek παραπληγίη, from Ancient Greek παραπληξία, from Ancient Greek παραπλήσσεσθαι meaning to strike alongside or disable.
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Ancestry of “paraplegia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | paraplegia | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | παραπληγίη | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παραπλήσσεσθαι | to be stricken on one side |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 5 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 6 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |