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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

  1. An intermittent and temporary shift in refraction...

Ancestry of “pseudomyopia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmyopiaA disorder of the vision where distant objects...
2Ancient Greekμυωπίαshortsightedness
3Ancient GreekμύωψA closing or contracting of the eyes; gadfly,...
4Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
5Proto-Hellenicókʷs—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →