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Where does “opticus” come from?

opticus (Medieval Latin) comes 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.

opticus (Medieval Latin): optic, optical; optic; of or relating to seeing,...

Definitions

  1. optic, optical; optic; of or relating to seeing,...

Ancestry of “opticus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “opticus”

  • optical
  • optic
  • optics
  • optically
  • fiberoptic
  • preoptic
  • panoptic
  • supraoptic
  • panopticism
  • electrooptic
  • entoptic
  • electrooptical
  • opticality
  • nonoptical
  • magnetooptical
  • orthoptics
  • quasioptical
  • nanooptics
  • holoptic
  • magnetooptic
  • magnetooptics
  • autoptically
  • electrooptics
  • stereoptic
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