Where does “cerebral pares” come from?
cerebral pares (Swedish) comes from Swedish pares, from Ancient Greek πάρεσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
cerebral pares (Swedish): cerebral palsy
Definitions
- cerebral palsy
Ancestry of “cerebral pares”, step by step
cerebral pares traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish pares
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | pares | a paresis (partial or incomplete paralysis) |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πάρεσις | letting go, paralysis |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via Swedish cerebral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | cerebral | cerebral |