Where does “синопсис” come from?
синопсис (Russian) comes 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.
синопсис (Russian): synopsis
Ancestry of “синопсис”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | σύνοψις | a seeing all together, general view, shared view;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὄψις | view |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὄψ | voice; word; eye, face |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | wókʷs | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |