English
pelopsia
Pelopsia comes from Ancient Greek πέλας ‘nearby, hard by, close by’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- ‘to approach’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pelh₂-‘to approach’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pélh₂-sreconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pélasreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπέλας‘nearby, hard by, close by’
- Englishtodaypelopsia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pelh₂-‘to approach’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pélh₂-sreconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pélasreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπέλας‘nearby, hard by, close by’
- Englishtodaypelopsia
Formed from πέλας + -opsia
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- ‘to approach’
appeal, polish, propulsion, appellate, dispel, appel, 12 more
Today it means
noun A vision perception disorder in which objects appear closer than they actually are.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- / pelopsia