Where does “paraplegia” come from?
paraplegia (New Latin) comes from Ancient Greek παραπληγίη, from Ancient Greek παραπλήσσεσθαι, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos.
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Words derived from “paraplegia”