Etymology of the English word emmetropia
the English word
emmetropiaderived from the New Latin word
emmetropiaderived from the Greek word
emmetros, ἔμμετρος
using the Greek suffix
-opia, -ωπία
derived from the Greek word
ops, ὤψ
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*okʷ-Date
The earliest known usage of emmetropia in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
