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Where does “hypertropia” come from?

hypertropia (English) comes from English -tropia, from Ancient Greek τρόπος, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

hypertropia (English): A form of strabismus in which one eye points...

Definitions

  1. A form of strabismus in which one eye points...

Ancestry of “hypertropia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-tropia—
2Ancient Greekτρόποςa turn, way, manner, style; a trope or figure of...
3Ancient Greekτροπήa turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;...
4Ancient Greek-ή—
5Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →