Where does “nystagmus” come from?

Nystagmus comes from Latin nystagmus, from Ancient Greek νυσταγμός, derived from the Ancient Greek verb νυστάζω meaning to doze or nod off, with the noun-forming suffix -mós from Proto-Indo-European.

nystagmus (English): rapid involuntary eye movement, usually lateral

Definitions

  1. rapid involuntary eye movement, usually lateral

Ancestry of “nystagmus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinnystagmus—
2Ancient Greekνυσταγμόςdrowsiness
3Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
4Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems

Words derived from “nystagmus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós →Every word from Ancient Greek -μός →Every word from Ancient Greek νυσταγμός →