Where does “Fiberglasoptik” come from?
Fiberglasoptik (German) comes from German Fiberglas, from German Fiber, from Italian fibra, from Spanish fibra, from Portuguese fibra, from Latin fibra, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.
Fiberglasoptik (German): fibre optics
Definitions
- fibre optics
Ancestry of “Fiberglasoptik”, step by step
Fiberglasoptik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Fiberglas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fiberglas | fiberglass (US) / fibreglass (UK) |
| 2 | German | Fiber | — |
| 3 | Italian | fibra | fiber, fibre |
| 4 | Spanish | fibra | fiber; fiber; dietary fiber; fiberglass |
| 5 | Portuguese | fibra | fibre |
| 6 | Latin | fibra | fiber, filament |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |
via German Optik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Optik | optics |
| 2 | Latin | optica | nominative feminine singular of opticus;... |
| 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 |