Where does “preparalytic” come from?
preparalytic (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.
preparalytic (English): Before the onset of paralysis
Definitions
- Before the onset of paralysis
Ancestry of “preparalytic”, step by step
preparalytic 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 pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |