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Where does “παροξυσμός” come from?

παροξυσμός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek παροξύνω, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos.

παροξυσμός (Ancient Greek): irritation, the severe fit of a disease

Definitions

  1. irritation, the severe fit of a disease

Ancestry of “παροξυσμός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαροξύνω—
2Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
3Ancient Greekπαρά
4Latinverēdus—
5Gaulishwerēdoshorse
6Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—

Words derived from “παροξυσμός”

  • paroxysm
  • paroxysmal
  • paroxysmally
  • nonparoxysmal
  • paroxysmic
  • preparoxysmal
  • interparoxysmal
  • paroxysme
  • paroxystique
  • Paroxysmus
  • paroxysmus
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