English Explanatory Dictionary

prosopagnosic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating to, or exhibiting, prosopagnosia.
noun
  1. Somebody suffering from prosopagnosia.

Word forms

prosopagnosic more prosopagnosic most prosopagnosic prosopagnosics

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon) Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-der. Ancient Greek [Term?] Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γνώς (ăgnṓs) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek ἀγνωσῐ́ᾱ (agnōsĭ́ā)lbor. German Agnosie German Prosopagnosiebor. English prosopagnosia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English prosopagnosic From prosopagnosia + -ic.

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