† parepithymicadj.
Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: para- prefix1, Latin epithymia ; Greek ἐπιθυμία , -ic suffix.
Etymology: < para- prefix1 + either post-classical Latin epithymia (1796) or its etymon ancient Greek ἐπιθυμία epithymy n. + -ic suffix. N.E.D. (1904) records this under parepithymia, which seems in fact to be recorded only as a Latin word; compare:1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Parepithymia, term for morbidly changed or depraved desires; abnormal desires or longings.1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Parepithymicus,..of or belonging to Parepithymia. R. G. Mayne also gives a French form parépithymie, and a German form parépithymie (perhaps for Parepithymie).
Obsolete.
rare.
1857 R. G. Mayne (1860) Parepithymicus,..parepithymic.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021).