Where does “paroxystique” come from?
paroxystique (French) comes from French paroxysme, 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.
paroxystique (French): paroxysmal
Ancestry of “paroxystique”, step by step