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

Definitions

  1. eyelash; cilium

Ancestry of “βλεφαρίδα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβλεφαρίςeyelash
2Ancient Greekβλέφαρονeyelid
3Ancient Greekβλέπωto look at; to see; to be aware of
4Proto-Hellenicgʷlépō—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷlépō →Every word from Ancient Greek βλέπω →Every word from Ancient Greek βλέφαρον →