Where does “βλεφαρίδα” come from?
βλεφαρίδα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek βλεφαρίς, from Ancient Greek βλέφαρον, from Ancient Greek βλέπω, from Proto-Hellenic gʷlépō.
βλεφαρίδα (Greek): eyelash; cilium
Ancestry of “βλεφαρίδα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | βλεφαρίς | eyelash |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βλέφαρον | eyelid |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βλέπω | to look at; to see; to be aware of |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷlépō | — |