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Where does “ottico” come from?

ottico (Italian) comes from Medieval Latin opticus, 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.

ottico (Italian): optic, optical; optician

Definitions

  1. optic, optical; optician

Ancestry of “ottico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinopticusoptic, optical; optic; of or relating to seeing,...
2Ancient Greekὀπτικόςof or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,...
3Ancient Greekὄψιςview
4Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
5Proto-Hellenicwókʷs—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “ottico”

  • elettrottico
  • panottico
  • ortottico
  • biottico
  • elettroottico
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