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Where does “achromatopsy” come from?

achromatopsy (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

achromatopsy (English): color blindness; inability to distinguish colors;...

Definitions

  1. color blindness; inability to distinguish colors;...

Ancestry of “achromatopsy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
2Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
3Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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