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