Where does “chromoretinoscopy” come from?
chromoretinoscopy (English) comes from English retinoscopy, from English -scopy, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι, from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.
chromoretinoscopy (English): retinoscopy through a range of coloured filters in order to measure chromatic aberration of the eye
Definitions
- retinoscopy through a range of coloured filters in order to measure chromatic aberration of the eye
Ancestry of “chromoretinoscopy”, step by step
chromoretinoscopy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English retinoscopy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | retinoscopy | Analysis of the refractive properties of the eye... |
| 2 | English | -scopy | observation, viewing |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via English chromo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chromo | A color print produced by chromolithography; A... |
| 2 | English | chromolithograph | A print made by chromolithography; To create a... |
| 3 | English | lithograph | A printed image produced by lithography; To... |
| 4 | English | lithography | The process of printing an image by drawing the... |
| 5 | German | Lithographie | Alternative spelling of Lithografie |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γράφειν | present active infinitive of γρᾰ́φω; writε; to... |