Where does “synopsis” come from?

synopsis (Dutch) comes from Late Latin synopsis, 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.

Ancestry of “synopsis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinsynopsislist; synopsis
2Ancient Greekσύνοψιςa seeing all together, general view, shared view;...
3Ancient Greekὄψιςview
4Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
5Proto-Hellenicwókʷsvoice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “synopsis

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