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Where does “holoptic” come from?

holoptic (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.

holoptic (English): Occupying most of the surface of the head, and...

Definitions

  1. Occupying most of the surface of the head, and...

Ancestry of “holoptic”, 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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