Where does “hypotropia” come from?
hypotropia (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.
hypotropia (English): strabismus in which the visual axis of one eye is...
Definitions
- strabismus in which the visual axis of one eye is...
Ancestry of “hypotropia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -tropia | turning, movement; identical in origin to -tropy but more commonly associated with medicine, especially eye conditions |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τρόπος | a turn, way, manner, style; a trope or figure of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τροπή | a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ή | suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |