Where does “optisk” come from?

optisk (Norwegian Nynorsk) 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.

optisk (Norwegian Nynorsk): optical; optic

Definitions

  1. optical; optic

Ancestry of “optisk”, step by step

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

Words derived from “optisk”

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