Where does “paroxismo” come from?

paroxismo (Spanish) comes from Medieval Latin paroxysmus, 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.

paroxismo (Spanish): paroxysm a random or sudden outburst of activity

Definitions

  1. paroxysm a random or sudden outburst of activity

Ancestry of “paroxismo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinparoxysmussevere illness, fit of agony, paroxysm
2Ancient Greekπαροξυσμόςirritation, the severe fit of a disease
3Ancient Greekπαροξύνωto urge, prick, spur on, stimulate
4Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
5Ancient Greekπαρά
6LatinverēdusA fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter
7Gaulishwerēdoshorse
8Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidoshorse
Every word from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidosEvery word from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-Every word from Gaulish werēdos