Where does “optic” come from?

optic (Romanian) comes from French optique, from Latin opticus, from Ancient Greek ὀπτῐκός — optic, optical, visual.

optic (Romanian): optic

Definitions

  1. optic

Ancestry of “optic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchoptiqueoptic, optical; optics; point of view,...
2Latinopticusoptic; of or relating to seeing, sight or vision
3Ancient Greekὀπτῐκόςoptic, optical, visual
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