Where does “fiberoptisk” come from?

fiberoptisk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål optisk, 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.

fiberoptisk (Norwegian Bokmål): fibre-optic or fiber-optic

Definitions

  1. fibre-optic or fiber-optic

Ancestry of “fiberoptisk”, step by step

fiberoptisk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål optisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåloptiskoptical; optic
2Ancient Greekὀπτικόςof or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,...
3Ancient Greekὄψιςview
4Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
5Proto-Hellenicwókʷsvoice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

via Norwegian Bokmål fiber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfiberfibre (UK), fiber (US)
2Latinfibrafiber, filament
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄψ →