Etymology of the English word paroxytone
the English word
paroxytonederived from the Greek word
paroxutonos, παροξύτονος
using the Greek prefix
para-, παρα-
derived from the Greek word
oxutonos, ὀξύτονος
derived from the Medieval Greek word
tonos, τόνος
derived from the Greek word
teino, τείνω
derived from the Late Greek word
oxus, ὀξύς (swift; keen; by analogy, rapid)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ak-Usage
Word found in Modern English
