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Where does “estrábico” come from?

estrábico (Spanish) comes from Latin strabus, from Ancient Greek στραβός, from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ-.

estrábico (Spanish): crosseyed; having strabismus

Definitions

  1. crosseyed; having strabismus

Ancestry of “estrábico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstrabussquinting, crooked, slanted
2Ancient Greekστραβόςdistorted, oblique; squinting, squint-eyed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstrebʰ-—
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