Where does “myopist” come from?
myopist (English) comes from English ist, from English -ist, from Old French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.
myopist (English): A person who is myopic
Definitions
- A person who is myopic
Ancestry of “myopist”, step by step
myopist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |
via English myopia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | myopia | A disorder of the vision where distant objects... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μυωπία | shortsightedness |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μύωψ | A closing or contracting of the eyes; gadfly,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὤψ | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | ókʷs | eye |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |