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Where does “sinopsis” come from?

sinopsis (Spanish) comes from English synopsis, from Latin synopsis, 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.

sinopsis (Spanish): synopsis

Definitions

  1. synopsis

Ancestry of “sinopsis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsynopsisA brief summary of the major points of a written...
2Latinsynopsislist; synopsis
3Ancient Greekσύνοψιςa seeing all together, general view, shared view;...
4Ancient Greekὄψιςview
5Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
6Proto-Hellenicwókʷs—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
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