Etymology

akinetopsia

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Today it means: An inability to perceive motion, despite stationary objects remaining more or less visible, due to brain damage disrupting input to the dorsal pathway. Full definition →

English kineto- ← Ancient Greek κῑνητῐκός (kīnētĭkós) ← Proto-Hellenic *ə-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Ancient Greekκῑ́νησῐς (kī́nēsĭs)
  7. Ancient Greekκῑνητῐκός (kīnētĭkós)
  8. Englishkineto-
  9. English todayakinetopsia

From a- + kineto- + -opsia.

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