Where does “συνοπτικός” come from?

συνοπτικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σύνοψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

συνοπτικός (Ancient Greek): seeing the whole together or at a glance

Definitions

  1. seeing the whole together or at a glance

Ancestry of “συνοπτικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσύνοψιςa seeing all together, general view, shared view;...
2Ancient Greekὄψιςview
3Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
4Proto-Hellenicwókʷsvoice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “συνοπτικός

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