English
gnosanopsia
Gnosanopsia comes from Ancient Greek γνῶσις ‘knowing’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tis ‘to recognise’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵneh₃tis‘to recognise’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγνῶσις‘knowing’
- Englishtodaygnosanopsia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵneh₃tis‘to recognise’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγνῶσις‘knowing’
- Englishtodaygnosanopsia
Formed from γνῶσις ‘knowing’ + anopsia ‘visual defect’
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tis ‘to recognise’
Today it means
noun Visual awareness without perception (typically, only being able to see something properly when it moves).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tis / gnosanopsia