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Where does “chionablepsia” come from?

chionablepsia (English) comes from English ablepsia, from Ancient Greek ἀβλεψία, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

chionablepsia (English): inflammation of the eyes caused by exposure to...

Definitions

  1. inflammation of the eyes caused by exposure to...

Ancestry of “chionablepsia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishablepsiaLack of sight; blindness
2Ancient Greekἀβλεψίαblindness
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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