Where does “autorefractometry” come from?
autorefractometry (English) comes from English autorefractometer, from English refraction, from Latin refractio, from Latin refringo, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
autorefractometry (English): The use of an autorefractometer
Definitions
- The use of an autorefractometer
Ancestry of “autorefractometry”, step by step
autorefractometry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English autorefractometer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | autorefractometer | A device that uses infrared light to measure the... |
| 2 | English | refraction | The turning or bending of any wave, such as a... |
| 3 | Latin | refractio | refraction |
| 4 | Latin | refringo | I break up or open; I refract |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |