Etymograph

English

amblyope

Amblyope comes from Ancient Greek ἀμβλυωπός ‘dim-sighted’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀμβλυωπόςambluōpós‘dim-sighted’
  2. Englishtodayamblyope

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀμβλυωπόςambluōpós‘dim-sighted’
  2. Englishtodayamblyope

Equivalent to ambly- + -ope

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓μβλῠ́ς ‘blunt, dull, not sharp, dim’

English ambly-

Today it means

noun A person afflicted with amblyopia.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἀμβλυωπός / amblyope