Where does “deuteranomaly” come from?
deuteranomaly (English) comes from English anomaly, from Latin anomalia, from Ancient Greek ἀνωμαλία, from Ancient Greek ἀνώμαλος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
deuteranomaly (English): A form of anomalous trichromacy involving a reduction in sensitivity to the green area of the spectrum
Definitions
- A form of anomalous trichromacy involving a reduction in sensitivity to the green area of the spectrum
Ancestry of “deuteranomaly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anomaly | A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded... |
| 2 | Latin | anomalia | irregularity, anomaly |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀνωμαλία | inequality, irregularity, unevenness,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀνώμαλος | uneven, irregular; precarious; inconsistent,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |