Where does “panoptique” come from?
panoptique (French) comes from French optique, from Latin opticus, from Ancient Greek ὀπτῐκός.
panoptique (French): panoptic; panopticon
Ancestry of “panoptique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | optique | optic, optical; optics; point of view,... |
| 2 | Latin | opticus | optic; of or relating to seeing, sight or vision |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὀπτῐκός | — |