English
horopter
Horopter comes from Ancient Greek ὅρος ‘boundary’, and goes back to Proto-Hellenic *wórwos.
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*wórwosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὅροςhóros‘boundary’
- Englishtodayhoropter
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*wórwosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὅροςhóros‘boundary’
- Englishtodayhoropter
Linked words
through Ancient Greek ὅρος ‘boundary’
Today it means
noun For any system of binocular vision, a three-dimensional curve containing all points from which the light will converge into a single image.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Hellenic *wórwos / horopter