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Where does “paralyticus” come from?

paralyticus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek παραλυτικός, from Ancient Greek παραλύω, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos.

Ancestry of “paralyticus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαραλυτικόςparalyzed
2Ancient Greekπαραλύωto weaken, to cause sickness or illness
3Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
4Ancient Greekπαρά
5Latinverēdus—
6Gaulishwerēdoshorse
7Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—
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