Etymology

anisometropia

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Today it means: A condition in which the two eyes of an individual have different refractive power. Full definition →

English metr- ← Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos) ← Proto-Hellenic *ə-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  5. Ancient Greekἀν- (an-)
  6. Englishan-
  7. Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
  8. Englishiso-
  9. Englishmetr-
  10. English todayanisometropia

From an- + iso- + metr- (“measure”) + -opia.

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