Where does “paralysis” come from?
paralysis (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek παράλυσις, from Ancient Greek παραλύω, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos.
paralysis (Latin): paralysis, palsy
Ancestry of “paralysis”, step by step
Words derived from “paralysis”