Where does “Panoptikum” come from?

Panoptikum (German) comes from English panopticon, 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.

Panoptikum (German): wax museum, waxworks

Definitions

  1. wax museum, waxworks

Ancestry of “Panoptikum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpanopticonA type of prison where all the cells are visible...
2Ancient Greekὀπτικόςof or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,...
3Ancient Greekὄψιςview
4Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
5Proto-Hellenicwókʷsvoice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄψ →