buphthalmos

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὀφθαλμός“eye”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromβοῦς“ox or cow”
3. English todaybuphthalmos

From Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs, “ox or cow”) + Ancient Greek ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmós, “eye”), referring to the bulging eyes common to bovines.

Words from the same roots