Where does “paralyse” come from?

paralyse (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk -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 Nynorsk): paralysis

Definitions

  1. paralysis

Ancestry of “paralyse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsk-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 -tisEvery word from Ancient Greek -σῐςEvery word from Ancient Greek λύσις
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