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Where does “ophthalmoparesis” come from?

ophthalmoparesis (English) comes from English paresis, from Ancient Greek πάρεσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

ophthalmoparesis (English): A partial or complete paralysis of the...

Definitions

  1. A partial or complete paralysis of the...

Ancestry of “ophthalmoparesis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishparesisA paralysis which is incomplete or which occurs...
2Ancient Greekπάρεσιςletting go, paralysis
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →