Etymology of the English word amblyopia
the English word
amblyopiaderived from the Latin word
amblyopiaderived from the Greek word
ambluopia, ἀμβλυωπία
derived from the Greek word
amblus, ἀμβλύς
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mel-derived from the Greek word
ops, ὤψ
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*okʷ-Date
The earliest known usage of amblyopia in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
