Where does “dioptre” come from?
dioptre (French) comes from Latin dioptra, from Ancient Greek διοπτρα — to see through.
Ancestry of “dioptre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | dioptra | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | διοπτρα | to see through |
Words derived from “dioptre”