Where does “tetraparesis” come from?

tetraparesis (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.

tetraparesis (English): weakness of the muscles of all four limbs

Definitions

  1. weakness of the muscles of all four limbs

Ancestry of “tetraparesis”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek πάρεσις →