Where does “strabismic” come from?
strabismic (English) comes from English strabismus, from New Latin strabismus, from Ancient Greek στραβισμός, from Ancient Greek στραβίζω, from Ancient Greek στραβός, from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ-.
strabismic (English): Afflicted with, or pertaining to, strabismus; A...
Definitions
- Afflicted with, or pertaining to, strabismus; A...
Ancestry of “strabismic”, step by step
strabismic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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- | — |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |