Where does “synopsis” come from?

synopsis (Latin) 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.

synopsis (Latin): list; synopsis

Definitions

  1. list; synopsis

Ancestry of “synopsis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “synopsis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-