Where does “strabismo” come from?
strabismo (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek στραβισμός, from Ancient Greek στραβίζω, from Ancient Greek στραβός, from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ-.
strabismo (Italian): strabismus, squint
Definitions
- strabismus, squint
Ancestry of “strabismo”, step by step
strabismo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek στραβισμός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | στραβισμός | a squinting |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | στραβίζω | to have distorted eyes, to squint |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στραβός | distorted, oblique; squinting, squint-eyed |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | strebʰ- | — |