Where does “óptico” come from?

óptico (Portuguese) 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.

óptico (Portuguese): optic; optical; lensmaker

Definitions

  1. optic; optical; lensmaker

Ancestry of “óptico”, 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 “óptico

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