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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

  1. fiber optics, fiberoptics

Ancestry of “kuituoptiikka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoptiikkaoptics
2Medieval Latinopticusoptic, optical; optic; of or relating to seeing,...
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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