Where does “paretic” come from?

paretic (English) comes from English paresis, from Ancient Greek πάρεσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

paretic (English): pertaining to paresis

Definitions

  1. pertaining to paresis

Ancestry of “paretic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishparesisA paralysis which is incomplete or which occurs...
2Ancient Greekπάρεσιςletting go, paralysis
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “paretic”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek πάρεσις →
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