Where does “kuituoptiikka” come from?
kuituoptiikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish optiikka, from Medieval Latin opticus, 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.
kuituoptiikka (Finnish): fiber optics, fiberoptics
Definitions
- fiber optics, fiberoptics
Ancestry of “kuituoptiikka”, step by step
kuituoptiikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish optiikka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | optiikka | optics |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | opticus | optic, optical; optic; of or relating to seeing,... |
| 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 |