Where does “diopside” come from?

diopside (French) comes from Ancient Greek δίοψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

diopside (French): diopside

Definitions

  1. diopside

Ancestry of “diopside”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδίοψιςa view through (something)
2Ancient Greekὄψιςview
3Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
4Proto-Hellenicwókʷsvoice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “diopside”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄψ →