Where does “triplegia” come from?

triplegia (English) comes from English plegia, from English -plegia, from Ancient Greek παραπληγία.

triplegia (English): A medical condition characterised by the...

Definitions

  1. A medical condition characterised by the...

Ancestry of “triplegia”, step by step

triplegia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English plegia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishplegiaparalysis
2English-plegiaparalysis
3Ancient Greekπαραπληγία—

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree

Words derived from “triplegia”

Every word from Ancient Greek παραπληγία →Every word from English -plegia →Every word from English plegia →
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