English
strabismus
Strabismus comes from Ancient Greek στραβισμός ‘a squinting’, and goes back to στραβός.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστραβόςstrabós‘squinting’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEστραβίζωstrabízō‘to squint’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEστραβισμόςstrabismós‘a squinting’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900strabismus
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστραβόςstrabós‘squinting’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEστραβίζωstrabízō‘to squint’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEστραβισμόςstrabismós‘a squinting’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900strabismus
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Ancient Greek στραβός
Today it means
noun A defect of vision in which one eye cannot focus with the other on an object because of imbalance of the eye muscles; a squint.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek στραβός / strabismus