Where does “fiberoptic” come from?
Fiberoptic derives from English fiber and Middle French optique, from Latin fibra and Ancient Greek ὀπτικός (relating to vision), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-.
fiberoptic (English): Alternative form of fibre optic
Definitions
- Alternative form of fibre optic
Ancestry of “fiberoptic”, step by step
fiberoptic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fiber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fiber | A single elongated piece of a given material,... |
| 2 | French | fibre | fibre |
| 3 | German | Fiber | — |
| 4 | Italian | fibra | fiber, fibre |
| 5 | Spanish | fibra | fiber; fiber; dietary fiber; fiberglass |
| 6 | Portuguese | fibra | fibre |
| 7 | Latin | fibra | fiber, filament |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |
via English optic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | optic | Of, or relating to the eye or to vision; Of, or... |
| 2 | Middle French | optique | — |
| 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 |