Where does “fiberoptik” come from?
fiberoptik (Swedish) comes from Swedish optik, from Ancient Greek ὀπτική, 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.
fiberoptik (Swedish): fibre optics
Definitions
- fibre optics
Ancestry of “fiberoptik”, step by step
fiberoptik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish optik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | optik | optics |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὀπτική | feminine nominative/vocative singular of ὀπτικός |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὀπτικός | of or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὄψις | view |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὄψ | voice; word; eye, face |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | wókʷs | voice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |