Where does “anastigmatic” come from?
anastigmatic (English) comes from English astigmatic, from Catalan astigmatisme, from English astigmatism, from Ancient Greek στίγμα, from Ancient Greek στίζω, from Proto-Hellenic stiďďō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.
anastigmatic (English): Free from astigmatism
Definitions
- Free from astigmatism
Ancestry of “anastigmatic”, step by step
anastigmatic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English astigmatic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | astigmatic | Suffering from astigmatism; One who has... |
| 2 | Catalan | astigmatisme | astigmatism (disorder of the vision) |
| 3 | English | astigmatism | A defect of a lens such that light rays coming... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στίγμα | A mark from a pointed instrument, often as a sign... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στίζω | I tattoo; I mark |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | stiďďō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |
via French anastigmatique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | anastigmatique | anastigmatic |
| 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' |