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Where does “paralítico” come from?

paralítico (Portuguese) comes from Latin paralyticus, 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.

paralítico (Portuguese): paralytic

Definitions

  1. paralytic

Ancestry of “paralítico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinparalyticus—
2Ancient Greekπαραλυτικόςparalyzed
3Ancient Greekπαραλύωto weaken, to cause sickness or illness
4Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
5Ancient Greekπαρά
6Latinverēdus—
7Gaulishwerēdoshorse
8Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—

Words derived from “paralítico”

  • antiparalítico
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