Where does “nystagmic” come from?

nystagmic (English) comes from English nystagmus, from New Latin nystagmus, from Ancient Greek νυσταγμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

nystagmic (English): Exhibiting or pertaining to nystagmus

Definitions

  1. Exhibiting or pertaining to nystagmus

Ancestry of “nystagmic”, step by step

nystagmic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English nystagmus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishnystagmusrapid involuntary eye movement, usually lateral
2New Latinnystagmus—
3Ancient Greekνυσταγμόςdrowsiness
4Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
5Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós →Every word from Ancient Greek -μός →Every word from Ancient Greek νυσταγμός →