Etymology of the English word palsied
the English word
palsiedusing the English suffix
-edderived from the English word
palsyderived from the Old French word
paralisiederived from the Latin word
paralysis (paralysis; any of several forms of paralysis; apoplexy)
derived from the Greek word
paralusis, παράλυσις
derived from the Greek word
paraluo, παραλύω (to loosen beside; relax (perfect passive participle, paralyzed or enfeebled))
using the Greek prefix
para-, παρα-
derived from the Greek word
luein, λύω (to loosen)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leu-derived from the Greek word
lusis, λύσις (dissolution; loosening; melting; a loosening; divorce; a loosening; (specially), divorce)
derived from the Greek word
luein, λύω (to loosen)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leu-Usage
Word found in Modern English
