Etymology of the English word paralysis
the English word
paralysisderived from the Greek word
luein, λύω (to loosen)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leu-derived from the Greek word
para, παρά (near, along, beside, close to)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perDerivations in English
pseudoparalysisCognates
Dutch
paralysie, French
paralysie, German
Paralyse, Italian
paralisi, Italian
paralisia, Lithuanian
paralyžius, Norwegian
paralyse, Polish
paraliż, Spanish
perlezia, Swedish
paralysiUsage
Word found in Modern English
