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Where does “Synopse” come from?

Synopse (German) comes from Ancient Greek σύνοψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

Synopse (German): synopsis

Definitions

  1. synopsis

Ancestry of “Synopse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσύνοψιςa seeing all together, general view, shared view;...
2Ancient Greekὄψιςview
3Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
4Proto-Hellenicwókʷs—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “Synopse”

  • synoptisch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →