Where does “dyschromatopsia” come from?
dyschromatopsia (English) comes from English chromatopsia, 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.
dyschromatopsia (English): dichromatism
Definitions
- dichromatism
Ancestry of “dyschromatopsia”, step by step
dyschromatopsia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chromatopsia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chromatopsia | A visual aberration in which objects appear... |
| 2 | English | -opsia | Forming compound nouns denoting specific... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -οψία | sight |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὄψις | view |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὄψ | voice; word; eye, face |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | wókʷs | voice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
via English dys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dys | — |