myEtymology.com: English etymology of asthenopia

Etymology of the English word asthenopia

the English word asthenopia

derived from the English word asthenia

derived from the Latin word asthenia (anesthesia, anaesthesia)

derived from the Greek word astheneia, ἀσθένεια (feebleness (of mind or body); by implication, malady; morally, frailty)

derived from the Greek word sthenos, σϑένος, στενός (strength; narrow (from obstacles standing close about))

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *segh-

using the Greek prefix a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)

derived from the Greek word asthenes, ἀσθενής (strengthless (in various applications, literal, figurative and moral))

derived from the Greek word sthenos, σϑένος, στενός (strength; narrow (from obstacles standing close about))

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *segh-

using the English suffix -opia

derived from the Greek suffix -opia, -ωπία

derived from the Greek word ops, ὤψ

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *okʷ-

derived from the New Latin word asthenopia

derived from the Greek word asthenes, ἀσθενής (strengthless (in various applications, literal, figurative and moral))

derived from the Greek word sthenos, σϑένος, στενός (strength; narrow (from obstacles standing close about))

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *segh-

The earliest known usage of asthenopia in English dates from the 19th century.

Word found in Modern English