Where does “paraplegin” come from?
paraplegin (English) comes from English paraplegia, from New Latin paraplegia, from Ancient Greek παραπληγίη, from Ancient Greek παραπλήσσεσθαι, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos — horse.
paraplegin (English): A metalloprotease associated with paraplegia
Definitions
- A metalloprotease associated with paraplegia
Ancestry of “paraplegin”, step by step
paraplegin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English paraplegia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | paraplegia | A condition where the lower half of a patient's... |
| 2 | New Latin | paraplegia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παραπληγίη | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παραπλήσσεσθαι | to be stricken on one side |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 6 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 7 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |