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Where does “ὀπτῐκός” come from?

ὀπτῐκός (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.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “ὀπτῐκός”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ὀπτῐκός”

  • optical
  • optic
  • optics
  • optically
  • fiberoptic
  • optician
  • preoptic
  • optometrist
  • optoelectronic
  • panoptic
  • optometry
  • optokinetic
  • optoelectronics
  • supraoptic
  • panopticism
  • electrooptic
  • optocoupler
  • optomechanical
  • entoptic
  • optode
  • electrooptical
  • optoisolator
  • optophone
  • opticality
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