Where does “glaucom” come from?
glaucom (Romanian) comes from French glaucome, from Latin glaucoma, from Ancient Greek γλαύκωμα, from Ancient Greek γλαυκός, from Ancient Greek Χᾰ́ρῐς, from Ancient Greek χαίρω, from Proto-Hellenic kʰəřřō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
glaucom (Romanian): glaucoma
Definitions
- glaucoma
Ancestry of “glaucom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | glaucome | glaucoma |
| 2 | Latin | glaucoma | dimming of the vitreous body in the eye, glaucoma |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γλαύκωμα | an opacity of the crystalline lens |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γλαυκός | gleaming, bright; blue-green or blue-gray; light... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Χᾰ́ρῐς | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χαίρω | To be full of cheer, i.e. calmly happy or well... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | kʰəřřō | to rejoice |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |