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Where does “paroxysme” come from?

paroxysme (French) comes from Middle French paroxisme, from Old French peroxime, from Ecclesiastical Latin paroxismus, from Ancient Greek πᾰροξῠσμός, from Ancient Greek πᾰροξῡ́νω, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus.

paroxysme (French): paroxysm; height, peak

Definitions

  1. paroxysm; height, peak

Ancestry of “paroxysme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchparoxisme—
2Old Frenchperoxime—
3Ecclesiastical Latinparoxismus—
4Ancient Greekπᾰροξῠσμός—
5Ancient Greekπᾰροξῡ́νω—
6Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
7Ancient Greekπαρά
8Latinverēdus—
9Gaulishwerēdoshorse
10Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—

Words derived from “paroxysme”

  • paroxysm
  • paroxysmal
  • paroxysmally
  • nonparoxysmal
  • paroxysmic
  • preparoxysmal
  • interparoxysmal
  • paroxystique
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