Where does “paralyse” come from?

paralyse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål -lyse, from Ancient Greek λύσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

paralyse (Norwegian Bokmål): paralysis

Definitions

  1. paralysis

Ancestry of “paralyse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmål-lyse-lysis
2Ancient Greekλύσιςloosing, releasing, release, ransoming;...
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek λύσις →