myEtymology.com: English etymology of protanopia

Etymology of the English word protanopia

the English word protanopia

derived from the New Latin word protanopia

using the New Latin prefix an-

derived from the Medieval Greek prefix an-, ἀν-

using the Latin prefix proto-

derived from the Byzantine Greek prefix proto-, πρωτο-

using the English prefix proto-

derived from the Greek word protos, πρῶτος (first; foremost (in time, place, order or importance))

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per

using the English prefix an-

derived from the Medieval Greek prefix an-, ἀν-

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-

The earliest known usage of protanopia in English dates from the 20th century.

Word found in Modern English