Where does “ὀπτικός” come from?

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

ὀπτικός (Ancient Greek): of or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,...

Definitions

  1. of or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,...

Ancestry of “ὀπτικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὄψιςview
2Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
3Proto-Hellenicwókʷsvoice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “ὀπτικός”

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