Where does “pseudomyopia” come from?
pseudomyopia (English) comes from English myopia, from Ancient Greek μυωπία, from Ancient Greek μύωψ, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.
pseudomyopia (English): An intermittent and temporary shift in refraction...
Definitions
- An intermittent and temporary shift in refraction...
Ancestry of “pseudomyopia”, step by step
pseudomyopia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English pseudo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pseudo | An intellectually pretentious person; a... |
| 2 | English | pseudo- | False, not genuine, fake |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ψευδής | lying, false, untrue; deceived, beguiled |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |