Etymology

podophthalmite

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Ancient Greek ὀφθαλμός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὀφθαλμός“eye”
  2. English todaypodophthalmite

From podo-; Ancient Greek ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmós, “eye”); -ite.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὀφθαλμός all →

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