Myope
/ˈmaɪ.oʊp/noun
A person who is nearsighted.
Did you know?Myope comes from Greek roots involving closing the eyes and seeing, linking it linguistically to words such as “mystery” and “mystic.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*muH-
“To close or shut, especially the eyes or mouth”
Ancient Greek
Greek
myein
“To close the eyes or lips”
Ancient Greek
Greek
mūōps
“Nearsighted; literally associated with closing the eyes”
Classical Latin
Latin
myops
“A short-sighted person”
16th Century
French
myope
“Nearsighted person”
Modern English
English
myope
“A person with myopia or nearsightedness”