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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

near-sightedness en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English near-sighted Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English near-sightedness From near-sighted + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, uncountable) Alternative form of nearsightedness.