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

  1. strabismus, squint

Ancestry of “strabismo”, step by step

strabismo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek στραβισμός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστραβισμόςa squinting
2Ancient Greekστραβίζωto have distorted eyes, to squint
3Ancient Greekστραβόςdistorted, oblique; squinting, squint-eyed
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstrebʰ-

via Esperanto strabi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantostrabito look at indirectly or cross-eyed; to squint
2Latinstrabussquinting, crooked, slanted
Every word from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek στραβόςEvery word from Ancient Greek στραβίζω
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