Where does “chromostereopsis” come from?
chromostereopsis (English) comes from English stereopsis, from English stereo, from English stereotype, from French stéréotype, from French type, from Latin typus, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω — to push, to hit.
chromostereopsis (English): A visual illusion whereby an impression of depth is conveyed in two-dimensional colour images, usually a combination of red with either green or blue
Definitions
- A visual illusion whereby an impression of depth is conveyed in two-dimensional colour images, usually a combination of red with either green or blue
Ancestry of “chromostereopsis”, step by step
chromostereopsis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stereopsis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stereopsis | stereoscopic vision |
| 2 | English | stereo | A system of recording or reproducing sound that... |
| 3 | English | stereotype | A conventional, formulaic, and often... |
| 4 | French | stéréotype | A stereotype, as in conventional, formulaic, and... |
| 5 | French | type | type; sort, kind; guy, bloke, man; typeface |
| 6 | Latin | typus | figure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
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... |