Where does “eyestrain” come from?
eyestrain (English) comes from English strain, from Middle English straynen, from Old French estreindre, from Vulgar Latin strinctus, from Latin strictus, from Latin stringere, from Latin stringo, from Proto-Italic stringō — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
eyestrain (English): tiredness or pain in the eyes, sometimes...
Definitions
- tiredness or pain in the eyes, sometimes...
Ancestry of “eyestrain”, step by step
eyestrain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English strain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | strain | Race; lineage, pedigree; A particular variety of... |
| 2 | Middle English | straynen | — |
| 3 | Old French | estreindre | to strain |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | strinctus | tightened, compressed |
| 5 | Latin | strictus | tightened, compressed, having been tightened;... |
| 6 | Latin | stringere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | stringo | I press, tighten, compress; I unsheath |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | stringō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |
via English Eye
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Eye | A place name |
| 2 | English | -some | Characterized by some specific condition or... |
| 3 | Middle English | -som | some; having a specific quality |
| 4 | Old English | sum | some |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sum | some |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sumaz | some (one), a certain (one) |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |