Where does “-opsis” come from?

-opsis (New Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

-opsis (New Latin): resembling in appearance; resembling structure

Definitions

  1. resembling in appearance; resembling structure

Ancestry of “-opsis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὄψιςview
2Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
3Proto-Hellenicwókʷsvoice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “-opsis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄψ →