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 — horse.

paralysis (Latin): paralysis, palsy

Definitions

  1. paralysis, palsy

Ancestry of “paralysis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαράλυσιςparalysis
2Ancient Greekπαραλύωto weaken, to cause sickness or illness
3Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
4Ancient Greekπαρά
5LatinverēdusA fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter
6Gaulishwerēdoshorse
7Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidoshorse

Words derived from “paralysis”

Every word from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos →Every word from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- →Every word from Gaulish werēdos →