Where does “macropsia” come from?

macropsia (English) comes from English -opsia, from Ancient Greek -οψία, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

macropsia (English): A disorder in which objects appear much larger...

Definitions

  1. A disorder in which objects appear much larger...

Ancestry of “macropsia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-opsiaForming compound nouns denoting specific...
2Ancient Greek-οψίαsight
3Ancient Greekὄψιςview
4Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
5Proto-Hellenicwókʷsvoice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-Every word from Proto-Hellenic wókʷsEvery word from Ancient Greek ὄψ