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Where does “sionoptach” come from?

sionoptach (Irish) comes from New Latin synopticus, from Ancient Greek συνοπτικός, 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.

sionoptach (Irish): synoptic; Synoptic

Definitions

  1. synoptic; Synoptic

Ancestry of “sionoptach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinsynopticus—
2Ancient Greekσυνοπτικόςseeing the whole together or at a glance
3Ancient Greekσύνοψιςa seeing all together, general view, shared view;...
4Ancient Greekὄψιςview
5Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
6Proto-Hellenicwókʷs—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
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