Where does “stereoblindness” come from?
stereoblindness (English) comes from English blindness, from Middle English blyndnes, from Old English blindnes, from Old English blind, from Proto-West Germanic blind, from Proto-Germanic blindaz, from French blindage, from French blinder — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
stereoblindness (English): The inability to use stereopsis for depth...
Definitions
- The inability to use stereopsis for depth...
Ancestry of “stereoblindness”, step by step
stereoblindness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English blindness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | blindness | The condition of being blind; unable to see; Want... |
| 2 | Middle English | blyndnes | — |
| 3 | Old English | blindnes | blindness, inability to see because of darkness;... |
| 4 | Old English | blind | blind; a blind person |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | blind | blind |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blindaz | blind |
| 7 | French | blindage | armour, armour plating |
| 8 | French | blinder | to armor; to reinforce |
| 9 | French | blinde | pieces of wood used as cover or protection;... |
| 10 | German | blende | inflection of blenden: ## first-person singular... |
| 11 | German | blenden | to dazzle; to blind; to show off; to pose; to... |
| 12 | Middle High German | blenden | to blend, mix |
| 13 | Old High German | blenten | — |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | blandijaną | to blind |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |
via English stereo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stereo | A system of recording or reproducing sound that... |
| 2 | English | stereotype | A conventional, formulaic, and often... |
| 3 | French | stéréotype | A stereotype, as in conventional, formulaic, and... |
| 4 | French | type | type; sort, kind; guy, bloke, man; typeface |
| 5 | Latin | typus | figure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |