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Where does “electrooptic” come from?

electrooptic (English) comes from English optic, from Middle French optique, 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.

electrooptic (English): describing a system or material in which the...

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  1. describing a system or material in which the...

Ancestry of “electrooptic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishopticOf, or relating to the eye or to vision; Of, or...
2Middle Frenchoptique—
3Ancient Greekὀπτικόςof or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,...
4Ancient Greekὄψιςview
5Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
6Proto-Hellenicwókʷs—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
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