Where does “strabismus” come from?
Strabismus comes from New Latin strabismus, from Ancient Greek στραβισμός, derived from the verb στραβίζω, which stems from the adjective στραβός meaning "twisted" or "squinting," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ-.
strabismus (English): A defect of vision in which one eye cannot focus...
Definitions
- A defect of vision in which one eye cannot focus...
Ancestry of “strabismus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | strabismus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | στραβισμός | a squinting |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στραβίζω | to have distorted eyes, to squint |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στραβός | distorted, oblique; squinting, squint-eyed |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | strebʰ- | — |