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Where does “στραβός” come from?

στραβός (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ-.

στραβός (Ancient Greek): distorted, oblique; squinting, squint-eyed

Definitions

  1. distorted, oblique; squinting, squint-eyed

Ancestry of “στραβός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanstrebʰ-—

Words derived from “στραβός”

  • strabismus
  • strabismic
  • strabismal
  • pseudostrabismus
  • microstrabismus
  • strabotomy
  • strabismometer
  • strabismus
  • strabus
  • estrábico
  • stramberia
  • strambamente
  • strabismo
  • strabuzzare
  • strabuzzamento
  • strambo
  • στραβισμός
  • στραβισμός
  • στραβίζω
  • strâmb
  • strâmbătură
  • strâmba
  • strâmbătate
  • strãmbu
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