Where does “κόρις” come from?

κόρις (Ancient Greek) comes from New Latin -opsis, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

κόρις (Ancient Greek): bedbug; a type of fish; a type of St John's wort

Definitions

  1. bedbug; a type of fish; a type of St John's wort

Ancestry of “κόρις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latin-opsisresembling in appearance; resembling structure
2Ancient Greekὄψιςview
3Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
4Proto-Hellenicwókʷsvoice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “κόρις

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-Every word from Proto-Hellenic wókʷsEvery word from Ancient Greek ὄψ