Where does “optician” come from?
Optician comes from French opticien, from French optique, from Latin opticus, from Ancient Greek ὀπτικός, from Ancient Greek ὀπτός meaning "seen or visible," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- meaning "to see."
optician (English): A person who makes or dispenses lenses,...
Definitions
- A person who makes or dispenses lenses,...
Ancestry of “optician”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | opticien | optician, optometrist |
| 2 | French | -ien | Denotes where something or someone is from; -ian;... |
| 3 | Middle French | -ien | -ian |
| 4 | Old French | -ien | -ian |
| 5 | Latin | -iānus | — |
| 6 | Latin | -ānus | — |