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Where does “paroxytone” come from?

paroxytone (English) comes from Ancient Greek πᾰροξῠ́τονος.

paroxytone (English): Having the stress or accent on the penultimate...

Definitions

  1. Having the stress or accent on the penultimate...

Ancestry of “paroxytone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπᾰροξῠ́τονος—
Every word from Ancient Greek πᾰροξῠ́τονος →