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Where does “micropsia” come from?

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

micropsia (English): A disorder in which objects appear much smaller...

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “micropsia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμικροψία—
2Ancient Greekὄψιςview
3Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
4Proto-Hellenicwókʷs—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
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