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Where does “Quantenoptik” come from?

Quantenoptik (German) comes from German Optik, from Latin optica, 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.

Quantenoptik (German): quantum optics

Definitions

  1. quantum optics

Ancestry of “Quantenoptik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOptikoptics
2Latinopticanominative feminine singular of opticus;...
3Ancient Greekὀπτικόςof or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,...
4Ancient Greekὄψιςview
5Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
6Proto-Hellenicwókʷs—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
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