The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromψώρα“itch”
- English todaypsorophthalmia
From Ancient Greek ψώρα (psṓra, “itch”) + ophthalmia.
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekψώρα all →
psoriasispsora
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
psorophthalmia
Today it means: An itchy inflammation of the eyelids. Full definition →
Ancient Greek ψώρα