Where does “miosis” come from?
miosis (English) comes from Ancient Greek μείωσις, from Ancient Greek μειόω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
miosis (English): Contraction of the pupil of the eye
Definitions
- Contraction of the pupil of the eye
Ancestry of “miosis”, step by step
miosis traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek μείωσις
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μείωσις | a lessening |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μειόω | I lessen |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Ancient Greek μύω
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μύω | to close, to shut; to be shut, esp. of the eyes |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | mewH- | to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet |
via English myosis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | myosis | Alternative spelling of miosis |