Where does “horopter” come from?

horopter (English) comes from Ancient Greek ὅρος, from Proto-Hellenic wórwos, from Proto-Indo-European werw-.

horopter (English): For any system of binocular vision, a...

Definitions

  1. For any system of binocular vision, a...

Ancestry of “horopter”, step by step

horopter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ὅρος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὅροςboundary, limit, frontier, landmark; marking...
2Proto-Hellenicwórwos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerw-—

via French horoptère

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhoroptèrehoropter

Words derived from “horopter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werw- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic wórwos →Every word from Ancient Greek ὅρος →