Where does “pseudostrabismus” come from?
pseudostrabismus (English) comes from English pseudo, from English pseudo-, from Ancient Greek ψευδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
pseudostrabismus (English): The false appearance of strabismus, or crossed...
Definitions
- The false appearance of strabismus, or crossed...
Ancestry of “pseudostrabismus”, step by step
pseudostrabismus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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;... |
via English strabismus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | strabismus | A defect of vision in which one eye cannot focus... |
| 2 | New Latin | strabismus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στραβισμός | a squinting |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στραβίζω | to have distorted eyes, to squint |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στραβός | distorted, oblique; squinting, squint-eyed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | strebʰ- | — |