Where does “optiker” come from?
optiker (Danish) comes from Danish optik, from Ancient Greek ὀπτική, from Ancient Greek ὀπτικός, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
optiker (Danish): optician
Definitions
- optician
Ancestry of “optiker”, step by step
optiker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish optik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | optik | optics |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὀπτική | feminine nominative/vocative singular of ὀπτικός |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὀπτικός | of or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὄψις | view |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὄψ | voice; word; eye, face |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | wókʷs | voice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
via Danish er
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | er | present of være; are |