英语词汇quadriplegia的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	quadriplegia
词源	quadriplegia n. "paralysis of both arms and legs," 1895, a medical hybrid coined from Latin-based quadri- "four" + -plegia, as in paraplegia, which is ultimately from Greek plege "stroke," from root of plēssein "to strike" (from PIE root plak- (2) "to strike"). A correct, all-Greek formation would be tetraplegia. Entries linking to quadriplegia quadri- before vowels quad- (before -p- often quadru-, from an older form in Latin), word-forming element used in compounds of Latin origin and meaning "four, four times, having four, consisting of four," from Latin quadri-, which is related to quattor "four" (from PIE root kwetwer- "four"). plak- 2 plāk-, Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to strike." It forms all or part of: apoplexy; cataplexy; complain; fling; paraplegia; plaint; plangent; plankton; planxty; plague; plectrum; quadriplegia. It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Greek plazein "to drive away," plēssein "to beat, strike;" Latin plangere "to strike, lament;" Old English flocan "to strike, beat;" Gothic flokan "to bewail;" German fluchen, Old Frisian floka "to curse." quadri-plak- (2)*kwetwer-quadriplegic (adj.) updated on February 23, 2021
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quadriplegia n.