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Where does “ablepsia” come from?

ablepsia (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἀβλεψία, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

ablepsia (Latin): blindness; vocative singular of ablepsia;...

Definitions

  1. blindness; vocative singular of ablepsia;...

Ancestry of “ablepsia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀβλεψίαblindness
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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