Where does “amaurotic” come from?
amaurotic (English) comes from English amaurosis, 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- — he, she.
amaurotic (English): Pertaining to or suffering from amaurosis
Definitions
- Pertaining to or suffering from amaurosis
Ancestry of “amaurotic”, step by step
amaurotic traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English amaurosis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | amaurosis | Any form of blindness that is accompanied by no... |
| 2 | New Latin | amaurōsis | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀμαύρωσις | darkening, dimming, obscuring |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀμαυρόω | to darken |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via French amaurotique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | amaurotique | amaurotic |
| 2 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 3 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 4 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |