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Where does “-opsis” come from?

-opsis (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

-opsis (Translingual): Used to form taxonomic names, often at the level...

Definitions

  1. Used to form taxonomic names, often at the level...

Ancestry of “-opsis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὄψιςview
2Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
3Proto-Hellenicwókʷs—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “-opsis”

  • Choeropsis
  • Harpyopsis
  • Fasciolopsis
  • Castanopsis
  • Jubulopsidaceae
  • Aramidopsis
  • Leptophyllopsis
  • Thujopsis
  • Symphyogynopsis
  • Leptoscyphopsis
  • Pedinophyllopsis
  • Ampelopsis
  • Metzgeriopsis
  • Thlypopsis
  • Myriocoleopsis
  • Mytilopsis
  • Gymnocoleopsis
  • Trichocoleopsis
  • Jubulopsis
  • Arabidopsis
  • Ammomanopsis
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