Where does “μυωπία” come from?

μυωπία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μύωψ, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

μυωπία (Ancient Greek): shortsightedness

Definitions

  1. shortsightedness

Ancestry of “μυωπία”, step by step

μυωπία traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μύωψ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekμύωψA closing or contracting of the eyes; gadfly,...
2Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
3Proto-Hellenicókʷseye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Ancient Greek μῦς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
2Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
3Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “μυωπία”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs →