Where does “foveomacular” come from?
foveomacular (English) comes from English macular, from English macula, from Middle English macula, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.
foveomacular (English): Relating to the fovea and the macula
Definitions
- Relating to the fovea and the macula
Ancestry of “foveomacular”, step by step
foveomacular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English macular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | macular | Relating to the macula, the area of the retina... |
| 2 | English | macula | An oval yellow spot near the center of the retina... |
| 3 | Middle English | macula | A lesion on the eye; A lesion on the skin |
| 4 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |
via Latin foveō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | foveō | to warm, keep warm |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | foɣʷeō | to warm, to make warm, to keep warm |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | θoɣʷejō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰogʷʰ-éye-ti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |