Where does “parablepsy” come from?
parablepsy (English) comes from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos — horse.
parablepsy (English): false vision; scribal error
Definitions
- false vision; scribal error
Ancestry of “parablepsy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 2 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 3 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |