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 — horse.

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 Greekπαροξύνωto urge, prick, spur on, stimulate
2Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
3Ancient Greekπαρά
4LatinverēdusA fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter
5Gaulishwerēdoshorse
6Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidoshorse

Words derived from “παροξυσμός”

Every word from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos →Every word from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- →Every word from Gaulish werēdos →