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Where does “interparoxysmal” come from?

interparoxysmal (English) comes from English paroxysmal, from English paroxysm, from Middle English paroxism, from Middle French paroxisme, from Old French peroxime, from Ecclesiastical Latin paroxismus, from Ancient Greek πᾰροξῠσμός, from Ancient Greek πᾰροξῡ́νω.

interparoxysmal (English): Between paroxysms

Definitions

  1. Between paroxysms

Ancestry of “interparoxysmal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishparoxysmalOf, pertaining to, causing or accompanied by...
2EnglishparoxysmA random or sudden outburst; An explosive event...
3Middle Englishparoxism—
4Middle Frenchparoxisme—
5Old Frenchperoxime—
6Ecclesiastical Latinparoxismus—
7Ancient Greekπᾰροξῠσμός—
8Ancient Greekπᾰροξῡ́νω—
9Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
10Ancient Greekπαρά
11Latinverēdus—
12Gaulishwerēdoshorse
13Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—
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