presbyopia

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὤψ“eye”
2. New Latin · derived from-ōpia“vision problem”
3. Ancient Greek · derived fromπρέσβυς“old man”
4. New Latin · borrowed frompresbyōpia
5. English todaypresbyopia

From New Latin presbyōpia, from Ancient Greek πρέσβυς (présbus, “old man”), and New Latin -ōpia (“vision problem”), from Ancient Greek ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”). By surface analysis, presby- + -opia.

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