Where does “amaurosis” come from?
amaurosis (English) comes from New Latin amaurōsis, from Ancient Greek ἀμαύρωσις, from Ancient Greek ἀμαυρόω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
amaurosis (English): Any form of blindness that is accompanied by no...
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- Any form of blindness that is accompanied by no...
Ancestry of “amaurosis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | amaurōsis | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀμαύρωσις | darkening, dimming, obscuring |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀμαυρόω | to darken |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |