Where does “postparalytic” come from?
postparalytic (English) comes from English paralytic, from French paralytique, from Latin paralyticus, from Ancient Greek παραλυτικός, from Ancient Greek παραλύω, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus — horse.
postparalytic (English): After paralysis
Definitions
- After paralysis
Ancestry of “postparalytic”, step by step
postparalytic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English paralytic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | paralytic | Someone suffering from paralysis; A drug that... |
| 2 | French | paralytique | paralytic |
| 3 | Latin | paralyticus | paralyzed, paralytic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παραλυτικός | paralyzed |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παραλύω | to weaken, to cause sickness or illness |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πᾰρᾰ- | near; next to; by, near |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 8 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 9 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |
via English post
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 2 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 3 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 4 | Italian | posto | place, spot |
| 5 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 6 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |