Where does “сино́птик” come from?

сино́птик (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek συνοπτικός, from Ancient Greek σύνοψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

Ancestry of “сино́птик”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσυνοπτικόςseeing the whole together or at a glance
2Ancient Greekσύνοψιςa seeing all together, general view, shared view;...
3Ancient Greekὄψιςview
4Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
5Proto-Hellenicwókʷsvoice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “сино́птик

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