Where does “nistagmo” come from?
nistagmo (Italian) comes from New Latin nystagmus, from Ancient Greek νυσταγμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
nistagmo (Italian): nystagmus
Ancestry of “nistagmo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | New Latin | nystagmus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | νυσταγμός | drowsiness |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |