Etymology

paralytic

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Today it means: Someone suffering from paralysis. Full definition →

French paralytique ← Latin paralyticus ← Ancient Greek παραλυτικός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπαραλυτικός“paralyzed”
  2. Latin · derived fromparalyticus
  3. French · borrowed fromparalytique
  4. English todayparalytic

Borrowed from French paralytique, from Latin paralyticus, from Ancient Greek παραλυτικός (paralutikós, “paralyzed”).

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