Where does “optik” come from?

optik (Swedish) comes 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.

optik (Swedish): optics

Definitions

  1. optics

Ancestry of “optik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀπτικήfeminine nominative/vocative singular of ὀπτικός
2Ancient Greekὀπτικόςof or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,...
3Ancient Greekὄψιςview
4Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
5Proto-Hellenicwókʷsvoice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “optik

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