paralysis
/pəˈæləsəs/pur-A-luh-suhs
/pɚˈæləsəs/pur-A-luh-suhs
Meaninga loosening at the side
Common meaning: loss of the power to move
- parabeside
- lysto loosen, set freeLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 908 · scan
- isGreek noun ending marking an act or process
‘beside’ + ‘to loosen, set free’ → paralysis
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek λύω; λύσις ‘to loosen, set free’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry λύω, p. 908 · dictionary scan
Roots
- λύω; λύσις Greek “to loosen, set free”
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