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Where does “tetraplegia” come from?

tetraplegia (Italian) comes from Italian tetra-, from Ancient Greek τέτταρες, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

tetraplegia (Italian): quadriplegia

Definitions

  1. quadriplegia

Ancestry of “tetraplegia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantetra-tetra-
2Ancient Greekτέτταρεςfour
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
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