Where does “παροξυσμός” come from?
παροξυσμός (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek παροξυσμός, from Ancient Greek παροξύνω, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos — horse.
παροξυσμός (Greek): paroxysm; spasm
Definitions
- paroxysm; spasm
Ancestry of “παροξυσμός”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | παροξυσμός | irritation, the severe fit of a disease |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | παροξύνω | to urge, prick, spur on, stimulate |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πᾰρᾰ- | near; next to; by, near |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 5 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 6 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |