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Where does “horopteric” come from?

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

horopteric (English): Of or pertaining to the horopter

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the horopter

Ancestry of “horopteric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhoropterFor any system of binocular vision, a...
2Ancient Greekὅροςboundary, limit, frontier, landmark; marking...
3Proto-Hellenicwórwos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerw-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werw- →