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Where does “cyanopsia” come from?

cyanopsia (English) comes from English -opsia, from Ancient Greek -οψία, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

cyanopsia (English): A disorder of the vision causing all objects to...

Definitions

  1. A disorder of the vision causing all objects to...

Ancestry of “cyanopsia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-opsiaForming compound nouns denoting specific...
2Ancient Greek-οψίαsight
3Ancient Greekὄψιςview
4Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
5Proto-Hellenicwókʷs—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
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