Where does “diopside” come from?

diopside (Italian) comes from French diopside, from Ancient Greek δίοψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

diopside (Italian): diopside

Definitions

  1. diopside

Ancestry of “diopside”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdiopsidediopside
2Ancient Greekδίοψιςa view through (something)
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 →